Walking Corpse
Creature — Zombie
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23145
Walking Corpse is a 2/2 for two mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keywords, and no upside — a vanilla body that competes in a format where every slot needs to justify itself. There is no shell in Commander where Walking Corpse is the right call.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Walking Corpse is legal in every relevant format and playable in none of them competitively. In Pauper, where commons fight for slots, a vanilla 2/2 for two is below the floor — Pauper's creature baseline has long since passed it by. In Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't exist as a consideration. Commander is where bulk commons occasionally find a home through tribal synergy or sacrifice loops, but Walking Corpse has no creature type worth naming and no text to interact with — Zombie decks have dozens of better options at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Walking Corpse is deep bulk — the kind of card that ships in lots of a hundred for a few dollars. That price won't move; there's no spike scenario for a vanilla 2/2 with no competitive or casual niche.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.