Viscerid Drone
Creature — Homarid Drone
, Sacrifice a creature and a Swamp: Destroy target nonartifact creature. It can't be regenerated., Sacrifice a creature and a snow Swamp: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #29268
Viscerid Drone sacrifices a Swamp to give a creature -2/-2 until end of turn — a conditional, resource-hungry effect that costs you a land to maybe kill a small blocker. Narrow activation requirements and the permanent loss of a basic land make this one of the weakest removal pieces you can run in any black shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Viscerid Drone is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, sacrificing a Swamp is a steep price for a temporary -2/-2 — you're trading a land drop for an effect that doesn't even permanently answer the threat. Legacy and Vintage have access to efficient black removal so far above this ceiling that Viscerid Drone never sees serious consideration. Oathbreaker follows the same logic: the format's smaller life totals and faster games make tempo-negative plays like this even less forgivable.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Viscerid Drone is deep bulk — priced exactly where its playability puts it. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive context waiting to rehabilitate a card that sacrifices lands for temporary -2/-2.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.