Vessel of Malignity
Enchantment
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Target opponent exiles two cards from their hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27307
Vessel of Malignity makes an opponent exile two cards from their hand — a clean two-for-one on disruption — for two mana and a sacrifice trigger. It's a narrow discard effect that only fits dedicated discard or sacrifice synergy decks, but in those shells it pulls its weight.
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 |
Vessel of Malignity is a Commander card in practice. Multiplayer politics make targeted discard weaker in general, but in dedicated discard commanders like Tinybones, Trinket Thief or Judith, the Scourge Chef the exile clause and sacrifice synergy make it worth considering. In Pauper it's legal and the sacrifice angle could slot into aristocrats builds, though better discard options exist at common. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, two mana for a sorcery-speed discard effect that requires a sacrifice to fire is simply too slow and conditional to see play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Vessel of Malignity is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Price stability is a non-issue; it will stay at this floor indefinitely unless a Commander precon or breakout deck creates sudden demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.