Viridian Betrayers
Creature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior
This creature has infect as long as an opponent is poisoned. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #21026
Viridian Betrayers enters as a 3/1 with poisonous 1 whenever an opponent has a poison counter — free infect stapled to a three-drop, no hoops to jump through beyond the condition already being met. If you're in a dedicated poison or infect shell, this is an auto-include; outside of one, it's unplayable.
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, Viridian Betrayers belongs exclusively in infect or poison-accumulation decks — the poisonous 1 trigger is redundant if you can't guarantee at least one opponent already has a counter by turn three. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern see no competitive interest; infect strategies there run creatures with inherently higher ceilings and don't need the conditional clause. Pauper is the one format where Viridian Betrayers could see casual play in a dedicated poison build, though the common infect staples still outclass it. Across every format, treat it as a role-player that earns its slot only when the deck is built around making the trigger live.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Viridian Betrayers is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and a sleeve. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.