Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
More Than Meets the Eye 
(You may cast this card converted for .)
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, if you're the monarch, target opponent loses 2 life.
Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, convert Starscream.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Transformers
- Price
- $4.39
- EDHREC rank
- #6506
Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader converts your commander's damage into a three-turn clock that ends with a free convert and a 4/4 flying body — meaningful board presence for a two-mana investment. The catch is the setup: it needs a combat-damage-dealing commander to tick counters reliably, and Megatron, Tyrant is the premier home because his built-in drain effect already wants opponents losing life every turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader is doing real work — the three-counter requirement maps neatly onto a multiplayer game where combat happens every turn and opponents are plentiful targets. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, there's no competitive home: a two-mana 1/1 that needs three combat steps to flip is irrelevant against faster, more consistent threats. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card variant where it could show up, particularly in a Planeswalker shell that attacks repeatedly, but the card is purpose-built for EDH tables running Transformers synergies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.39 cheap tier
At $4.39, Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader sits at the low end of the mythic rare bracket — cheap enough to include without deliberation in any deck that wants it. It's a licensed crossover card, so reprint opportunities are constrained, but demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless Transformers commanders spike in popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Megatron, Tyrant
- Soundwave, Sonic Spy
- Dr. Eggman
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.