The Fallen
Creature — Zombie
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent and planeswalker it has dealt damage to this game.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Price
- $1.22
- EDHREC rank
- #27836
The Fallen drains each opponent for 1 life at the start of your upkeep for every time it dealt combat damage to that player — passive, cumulative damage that adds up fast in multiplayer without requiring any further action. The cost is a 2/3 body for four mana that needs to connect at least once to do anything, which means it lives and dies by how easily you can sneak it through.
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 |
In Commander, The Fallen fits into black aristocrats, drain, and evasion-focused strategies where every opponent is a target and the damage stacks across multiple upkeeps without you lifting a finger. Legacy and Vintage are the only other legal formats, and The Fallen is too slow and conditional to see play there — four mana for a 2/3 that requires combat setup doesn't compete in those environments. Commander is the only home where its multiplayer scaling makes the setup cost worthwhile.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.22 cheap tier
At $1.22, The Fallen sits in budget territory — low enough that you're not gambling on an experiment. It's a niche card with a small audience, so the price is stable rather than poised to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.