Whiptail Moloch
Creature — Lizard
When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to target creature you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30394
Whiptail Moloch is a 6/4 trampler for five mana that also replaces itself with a card draw — the rate is acceptable but not exciting. It earns a slot only in decks that specifically reward cycling or graveyard-filling, not as a generic beater.
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, Whiptail Moloch is a role-player in cycling-matters decks — think Anikthea, Hand of Erebos or Gavi, Nest Warden shells — where every cycled card has downstream payoffs. In Pauper, where commons compete hard for five-mana slots, it needs a dedicated cycling deck to justify the inclusion over cheaper threats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla-adjacent five-drop regardless of the cantrip attached. Whiptail Moloch is essentially a Commander and Pauper card, and only in the right archetype even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Whiptail Moloch is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box for less than the price of a sleeve. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply from limited print runs is ample.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.