Virulent Plague
Enchantment
Creature tokens get -2/-2.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Historic Anthology 2
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16521
Virulent Plague blanket-kills every token on the board the moment it resolves, and at three mana it does that job permanently for anything created afterward. If your meta runs token strategies, this is a one-card answer that doubles as a soft lock.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grismold, the Dreadsower
Grismold, the Dreadsower hands every opponent a 1/1 Plant token each upkeep, and Virulent Plague ensures those tokens die immediately — feeding Grismold's power/toughness counter without ever letting opponents benefit from the gift.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Virulent Plague is a hate piece with real teeth: token strategies are ubiquitous, and three mana for a permanent enchantment that nullifies them is strong rate. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no competitive play — Modern and Pioneer have faster, more flexible answers to tokens, and the three-mana enchantment speed is simply too slow for those formats. Legacy and Vintage offer it legal status but no real home. Virulent Plague is a Commander card through and through, and a good one in the right metas.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rate. Given its narrow but real niche in Commander, Virulent Plague tends to be an affordable pickup — it's not a staple in the broadest sense, but demand spikes in token-heavy metas.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.