Toxic Abomination
Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #28539
Toxic Abomination gives every creature -1/-1 until end of turn for four mana — a sweeper effect that leaves your big threats standing while clearing away x/1s and x/2s. It's a narrow role-player, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Toxic Abomination occupies a very specific slot: a one-sided pseudo-wrath when you're running creatures with three or more toughness and your opponents are leaning on mana dorks, token swarms, or other small utility creatures. Outside of that exact matchup, four mana for a temporary global debuff is too low-impact for a 100-card singleton format where permanent removal is abundant. In Pauper, where common-legal sweeper options are genuinely limited, Toxic Abomination sees occasional play in black-based midrange lists as a way to stabilize against aggressive token strategies. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all have access to far more efficient sweepers at the same or lower cost, so Toxic Abomination doesn't compete there.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Toxic Abomination is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box or pick it up as throw-in. It holds no financial value and never will, but that's irrelevant: if it fits your deck, the cost to include it is negligible.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.