Syphon Flesh
Sorcery
Each other player sacrifices a creature. You create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature sacrificed this way.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #9678
Syphon Flesh clears every opponent's creature slot and replaces each one with a 2/2 Zombie token for you — at seven mana, that's a board state that can swing a game in a single casting. In Zombie-tribal shells like Gisa and Geralf, the token flood is the point, not a side effect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf wants a wide board of Zombies and a full graveyard, and Syphon Flesh delivers both in one spell — opponents lose their blockers while you gain the token count to start swinging or fueling sacrifice engines.
Thraximundar
Thraximundar gets +1/+1 counters whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, and Syphon Flesh forces every opponent to sacrifice their entire board at once, landing a counter for each one and turning a seven-mana spell into a massive pump.
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 |
Syphon Flesh is a Commander card through and through — the 'each other opponent' clause scales directly with player count, turning a middling effect in a two-player game into a massive tempo swing at a four-player table. Seven mana is a real cost in 60-card formats, and Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a sorcery-speed board wipe that costs this much when faster options exist. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it's legal and occasionally worth considering, though the lower power ceiling there means you'll rarely need to clear this many threats. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Syphon Flesh sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it out of a dollar bin or grab a copy alongside other order filler without thinking twice. Bulk board wipes rarely spike, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gisa and Geralf
- Thraximundar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.