Unholy Hunger
Instant
Destroy target creature.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23697
Unholy Hunger destroys any creature and gains you 2 life — unconditional removal with no targeting restrictions. Five mana is the problem: at that cost, black has better options in almost every format.
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, Unholy Hunger is a budget placeholder — unconditional creature removal is valuable, but five mana at sorcery speed is a real cost in a format where threats often have hexproof, indestructible, or protection attached. Pauper is where it sees the most legitimate play, since the card pool at common restricts the competition and unconditional destroy at any rarity is harder to come by. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it is simply outclassed — Hero's Downfall, Infernal Grasp, and Go for the Throat all do more for less. Vintage has no interest in it. Run Unholy Hunger only where the budget ceiling or format card pool forces the compromise.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Unholy Hunger is deep bulk — it costs less than the sleeve you'd put it in. That price reflects its power level accurately and is unlikely to move in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.