Vivisection Evangelist
Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
Vigilance
Corrupted — When this creature enters, if an opponent has three or more poison counters, destroy target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20682
Vivisection Evangelist enters and immediately modifies every creature you control, stacking keyword soup on a board that was already threatening — the payoff is front-loaded before opponents can answer it. Three mana for that kind of wide-board amplification is a genuine rate, not a consolation prize.
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 |
Commander is where Vivisection Evangelist earns its slot — token strategies and go-wide shells that already flood the board turn it into an instant force multiplier, and three mana is low enough to deploy it the same turn you swing. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have no interest here; those formats demand individual card efficiency, and a three-mana anthem effect with a body doesn't clear that bar. Pioneer sits in the same camp: the card is legal but the payoff curve doesn't match what aggressive or midrange Pioneer lists actually want. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander verdict — if your planeswalker is generating tokens, Vivisection Evangelist is a reasonable include.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Vivisection Evangelist is deep bulk, which means the financial floor is already the floor — there's no meaningful downside risk to picking up copies. It won't appreciate unless a breakout Commander deck drives sudden demand, so treat it as a cheap enabler, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.