Thromok the Insatiable
Legendary Creature — Hellion
Devour X, where X is the number of creatures devoured this way (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with X +1/+1 counters on it for each of those creatures.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Planechase Anthology
- Price
- $2.72
- EDHREC rank
- #14934
Thromok the Insatiable enters as a creature with X+X power and toughness where X is the number of creatures sacrificed to cast it — eat seven tokens and you have a 49/49 on the board. Pair it with Chandra's Ignition and that 49 damage goes to every opponent's face and every opposing creature simultaneously, which is usually the game.
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 where Thromok the Insatiable actually lives — token-generating Gruul commanders give it a steady food supply, and the one-shot kill ceiling is high enough to justify the setup cost. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper but irrelevant in practice; the card is too slow and too dependent on a board state to compete with those formats' interaction density. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if your signature spell is a token producer or a haste enabler, but the format is niche enough that Commander remains the clear primary context.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.72 cheap tier
At $2.72, Thromok the Insatiable sits comfortably in budget territory for a card with this ceiling. The price reflects its narrow use case — it's a Commander-only finisher with a small but loyal audience — so it's unlikely to crater further, and any spike would come from a new token commander driving demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.