Tragedy Feaster
Creature — Demon
Trample
Ward—Discard a card.
Infusion — At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a permanent unless you gained life this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #18187
Tragedy Feaster turns every creature death at the table into a +1/+1 counter, making it a snowballing threat in any multiplayer game where boards get cleared regularly. Abigale, Eloquent First-Year is its natural home, but the ceiling is high enough that any black deck running sacrifice or aristocrats should give it a hard look.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year generates a steady stream of creature deaths through her own mechanics, and Tragedy Feaster turns each of those deaths into a permanent size increase that compounds over a long game.
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One gifts opponents creatures they'd rather not keep, then profits when those creatures die — Tragedy Feaster collects the counter every time one of those donated bodies hits the graveyard.
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior floods the board with lifelink Devils and Demons, and Tragedy Feaster scales alongside that token engine whenever sacrifice outlets or combat clear the way.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Tragedy Feaster belongs — three opponents mean three times the creature deaths, and a single board wipe can put five or more counters on it at once. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer it's far less impressive; the death trigger rate drops sharply and a 1/1 for two that grows slowly won't compete with the format staples. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to enable fast death loops, but there are tighter payoffs for that kind of engine. Standard is the one format worth a second glance if the current meta runs heavy creature sacrifice or aggressive board clears.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Tragedy Feaster is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of or toss into any deck that wants it without a second thought. Bulk rares at this price rarely hold unless they break into a competitive format, so treat it as a cheap pickup for Commander rather than something to stockpile.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.