Venomous Hierophant
Creature — Gorgon Cleric
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
When this creature enters, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #20712
Venomous Hierophant turns every deathtouch creature you control into a poison dispenser — whenever one deals combat damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. The cost is three mana for a 2/3 with deathtouch, which is a fair rate for an ability that can close games in dedicated infect or deathtouch-tribal builds.
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 |
Commander is where Venomous Hierophant earns its slot, specifically in deathtouch-tribal or poison-themed builds that want redundant routes to ten poison counters without running a full infect package. In pauper, it's a legitimate common-legal poison enabler that rewards any deathtouch creature getting through, and the creature type lines up with snake or cleric synergies in that format. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have faster, more efficient poison vectors, so Venomous Hierophant doesn't compete there. Pioneer sits in the same camp — the card is legal but rarely seen outside of casual brews.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Venomous Hierophant is deep bulk — a throw-in at almost any trade table or a negligible pickup from any retailer. Bulk rares with niche tribal applications rarely spike unless a new commander printing pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so pick up copies for any active deathtouch deck without hesitation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.