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Unforgiving One

Creature — Spirit

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever this creature attacks, return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of modified creatures you control. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Price
$0.22
EDHREC rank
#16931
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Unforgiving One card art
Unforgiving One drains every opponent each time a creature you control exerts, turning Combat Celebrant's extra-combat trick into a repeatable life-drain engine. The cost is a three-mana 3/2 with no built-in protection — it needs a deck built around it to pay off.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Unforgiving One belongs — exert payoffs are narrow enough that a 99-card singleton format lets you stack the synergies without diluting consistency. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, the card is legal but sees no meaningful play; three mana for a passive drain trigger is too slow and too conditional against the interaction density those formats demand. Stick to Commander, and specifically to decks that generate exert triggers at scale.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.22 bulk tier

At $0.22, Unforgiving One is bulk — you're picking it up for pennies in any collection trade or singles order. Bulk rares with narrow combo appeal rarely climb unless a new exert enabler breaks through, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it, not a spec.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.