Viashino Slaughtermaster
Creature — Lizard Warrior
Double strike
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29963
Viashino Slaughtermaster is a 2/2 double striker for three mana that can pump itself twice per turn — threatening lethal out of nowhere in a counters shell. The cost is real: it folds to any instant-speed removal before the pump resolves, and three mana for a base 2/2 is a steep starting point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Viashino Slaughtermaster sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — formats where a three-mana 2/2 with no immediate board impact is unacceptably slow. Pauper is its most plausible competitive home, where double strike on a repeatable pump body can close games in aggressive red decks, though it still competes with more efficient threats. In Commander, it belongs in dedicated +1/+1 counter decks — Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Atraxa, Praetors' Voice style builds — where the double-strike clause turns modest counter stacking into one-shot kills on unprotected players.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Viashino Slaughtermaster is deep bulk — no demand pressure is going to move that needle. It's a zero-risk pickup for any counter-focused Commander deck, and you'll find it in bulk bins before you ever need to order it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.