The Sea Devils
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Create a 2/2 green Alien Salamander creature token with islandwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
III — Until end of turn, whenever a Salamander deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to target creature that player controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16813
The Sea Devils floods the board with 1/1 Merfolk tokens for your opponents on every upkeep — a punishment engine that turns political goodwill into a clock. The catch is that you don't get the tokens, so it only wins if your deck converts other players' creatures into your advantage, and Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist does exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist prevents your opponents from being attacked by creatures that share a creature type — and since The Sea Devils fills every opponent's board with Salamander Warriors, Gor locks the whole table into a cold war where everyone's tokens are pointed everywhere except at you.
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 |
The Sea Devils is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. The effect is designed for multiplayer — handing each opponent a token per upkeep is a political disaster in a two-player game and a potential engine in a four-player one. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana enchantment that helps opponents before it helps you. In Commander, specifically in the Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist shell, The Sea Devils is one of the deck's core payoffs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for The Sea Devils at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow home in Gor Muldrak builds and modest EDHREC inclusion, it's unlikely to command a premium — but verify before buying.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.