Vengeful Townsfolk
Creature — Human Citizen
Whenever one or more other creatures you control die, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #19205
Vengeful Townsfolk is a token-payoff creature that grows large fast in the right shell — a 1/1 that can attack for four or five damage by turn four is real pressure. The cost is a narrow condition: without a dedicated tokens or lifegain commander feeding it, it's just a vanilla 1/1.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Vengeful Townsfolk earns its slot under token-doubler and lifegain commanders where the counter triggers stack quickly and it becomes a legitimate threat without spending extra resources. Outside of that specific shell, it's too slow and too dependent on board state to compete with the card quality available in a 100-card format. In 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Standard — dedicated token or lifegain aggro lists could theoretically run it, but there are simply better payoffs at the same mana cost that don't require as much setup. Pauper is the one format where Vengeful Townsfolk might carve out niche space, since the power ceiling is lower and token-wide strategies are more viable at common.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Vengeful Townsfolk is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. It won't hold or gain value, but when the synergy fits your deck, the entry cost is trivially low.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.