Spirit of Malevolence
Creature — Spirit
When this creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #24689
Spirit of Malevolence is a three-mana 2/1 with lifelink and a death trigger that gains you 3 life — the total effect is modest and the stat line is unimpressive. Bulk rare for a reason; there are better life-gain engines at every price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Spirit of Malevolence is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it doesn't have a natural home in any of them. In Commander, life-gain decks want engines that scale — Aetherflux Reservoir, Sanguine Bond, Oloro — and Spirit of Malevolence's 3-life death trigger doesn't move the needle at a 40-life table. In Pauper it's outclassed by cheaper, sturdier life-gain creatures. Competitive formats simply have no interest in a 2/1 for three with no immediate board impact.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Spirit of Malevolence sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a breakout synergy that doesn't currently exist. Pick it up if a specific budget deck calls for it, but don't hold copies speculatively.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.