Spiteful Hexmage
Creature — Human Warlock
When this creature enters, create a Cursed Role token attached to target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature is 1/1.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #20221
Spiteful Hexmage enters as a 2/1 deathtouch for two mana and immediately drains the highest-loyalty planeswalker on the board down to one counter — a unique on-entry effect that no other cheap black creature replicates. Pair it with Necromancer's Magemark or any recursive shell and that drain trigger becomes a repeatable clock on any planeswalker your opponents try to ultimate.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spiteful Hexmage earns its slot in any black deck that treats planeswalkers as a recurring threat — the drain effect hits the most dangerous loyalty total at the table without requiring you to attack into blockers. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, the impact is narrower: deathtouch on a two-mana 2/1 is serviceable but unremarkable, and planeswalker-hate at sorcery speed rarely matches the efficiency of dedicated removal like Anguished Unmaking. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a ground creature with no immediate card parity to matter. Standard is where Spiteful Hexmage could see situational play during planeswalker-heavy metas, though it competes hard against removal spells that answer more than one problem.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Necromancer's MagemarkSpiteful HexmagePhyrexian Altar
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Spiteful Hexmage is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a playset without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow constructed demand, though casual Commander interest could nudge it slightly if planeswalker-centric strategies keep rising in popularity.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.