Vicious Hunger
Sorcery
Vicious Hunger deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #27141
Vicious Hunger trades two mana for a creature kill and two life gained — clean, efficient, and free of conditions. It's a reliable inclusion in any black deck that wants cheap removal with a small life buffer attached.
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 |
In Commander, Vicious Hunger fills the role of budget spot removal that never embarrasses you — two mana to kill a mana dork, a hatebear, or a small utility creature while padding your life total is a fair deal at any table. Pauper is where Vicious Hunger actually competes at a high level, slotting into black control and midrange shells that want cheap, unconditional removal with a life swing attached. In Legacy and Vintage the card is technically legal but laughably outclassed by Fatal Push and Dismember. The life gain clause has the most relevance in aggressive Pauper metas, where two life can be the margin that stabilizes the board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Vicious Hunger is pure bulk — no price floor to worry about and no reason to hesitate picking up copies. Bulk commons stay bulk; grab what you need and don't look back.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.