Thrashing Mudspawn
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you lose that much life.
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #27728
Thrashing Mudspawn enters with a punishing life-loss trigger that scales with how many opponents you have, making it a four-player table threat at a reasonable mana cost. The downside — losing life yourself each upkeep — is real, but in Commander that's a trade most black decks are built to exploit rather than fear.
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, Thrashing Mudspawn earns its slot in decks that weaponize life loss — aristocrats, Rakdos group slug, and life-payment engines all want exactly this kind of symmetric-but-asymmetric pressure. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats, but Thrashing Mudspawn competes in a field where four-mana creatures need immediate, game-warping impact to see play, and this doesn't clear that bar. Oathbreaker is the one other format where the multiplayer math applies, and the same Commander logic holds there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Thrashing Mudspawn is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a dollar box. Bulk rares with narrow appeal rarely move unless a deck breaks them, so don't expect the price to budge.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.