Tormentor Exarch
Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -0/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #29841
Tormentor Exarch enters and immediately asks the table a question: lose two power on a blocker, or let your hand shrink by one. A 2/2 body for four mana is underpowered on rate, so this card lives or dies on whether your deck can exploit the enter-the-battlefield trigger repeatedly.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tormentor Exarch is a niche piece in blink and flicker shells where repeating the ETB trigger makes the forced discard or power reduction genuinely punishing over a long game. Outside of those synergy decks, a 2/2 for four with a one-shot modal effect doesn't pull enough weight in a 100-card format. In Legacy and Vintage, the card doesn't compete — those formats move too fast for a four-mana creature with no immediate board impact beyond a single trigger. Tormentor Exarch is essentially a Commander-only consideration, and even there it wants a specific shell to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Tormentor Exarch is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or bulk-bin pickup. The price reflects the card's narrow utility, and there's no meaningful demand pressure likely to move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.