Vebulid
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature attacks or blocks, destroy it at end of combat.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.65
- EDHREC rank
- #25308
Vebulid enters as a 0/0 and grows a counter each upkeep — but you can sacrifice it at any time to deal damage equal to its counters directly to a player. The catch is that damage goes to you, not an opponent, making Vebulid a life-payment engine rather than a threat, and the only decks that want it are the ones explicitly profiting from losing life.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Vebulid is a niche piece in life-loss-matters or Rakdos-style pain decks — commanders that convert your own life total into resources or win conditions are the only realistic homes for it. The slow counter accumulation means you're telegraphing the payoff for multiple turns, and three opponents means your life total is already under pressure. In Legacy and Vintage, Vebulid sees essentially zero play; the effect is far too slow and too self-punishing for formats where the game ends before the counters matter. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer dynamics, so the same narrow window applies there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.65 bulk tier
At $0.65, Vebulid sits in bulk-rare territory, which accurately reflects its extremely limited demand. The price is unlikely to move — it's a casual curiosity with no competitive application and a small pool of Commander decks that actually want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.