Unworthy Dead
Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22441
Unworthy Dead is a recursive 2/1 skeleton that regenerates for one black mana, giving sacrifice-heavy decks a repeatable body that never truly leaves the battlefield. The cost is real — it's a 2/1 for two mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect — but in the right shell, that regeneration tag does the heavy lifting.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Unworthy Dead is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only earns its slot in one of them. In Commander, recursive fodder for aristocrats and sacrifice engines is the entire appeal — Unworthy Dead fits that role cleanly, though it competes with stronger options at the same mana cost. In Pauper, the common restriction narrows the field enough that a regenerating body with a cheap activation is worth considering in black sacrifice builds. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a two-mana 2/1 when the formats offer far more efficient threats.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Unworthy Dead, which typically signals a bulk common sitting well under a dollar. Pick it up from a bulk bin or as a throw-in — there's no reason to pay a premium for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.