Trigon of Infestation
Artifact
This artifact enters with three charge counters on it.
, 
: Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, , Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Create a 1/1 green Phyrexian Insect creature token with infect.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #22502
Trigon of Infestation enters with three charge counters and spends one — plus two green mana — to make a 1/1 Insect token with infect, giving it a ceiling of three tokens before it's empty. The setup cost of four mana to cast plus two more per activation is steep enough that it belongs only in decks that specifically want a repeatable infect token source, not as generic token production.
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 |
Trigon of Infestation sees essentially no play outside Commander, and even there it's a narrow inclusion. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's technically legal but the efficiency bar is far too high for any competitive shell to care about a slow, mana-hungry artifact. Commander is its only real home, and specifically in infect or proliferate-focused lists where the charge counters can be replenished by cards like Contagion Engine or Inexorable Tide, turning a three-shot artifact into a sustained token engine.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Trigon of Infestation is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or a bulk lot before you'd pay shipping for a single copy. The price is stable at that floor; demand is too narrow to push it higher, and it's common enough that supply will never dry up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.