Wicked Akuba
Creature — Spirit
: Target player dealt damage by this creature this turn loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #25948
Wicked Akuba is a two-mana 2/2 that permanently drains a player's maximum life total whenever it deals combat damage to them — a persistent clock that compounds if opponents can't block it every turn. The effect is narrow enough that it rarely wins games on its own, but in dedicated black-damage or shadow strategies it applies real pressure for almost nothing.
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 |
Wicked Akuba is essentially a Pauper and casual Commander card — the formats where cheap, evasive bodies with incremental drain can steal games before opponents stabilize. In Pauper it fits black aggro shells that want two-drops with upside, though it competes with stronger options and rarely makes the cut in tuned lists. In Commander, Wicked Akuba finds the most traction under commanders that deal damage repeatedly or care about life-total manipulation, since the ability stacks and players start at 40 life, making the grind more meaningful over a long game. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the effect is too slow and the body too small for those formats.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Wicked Akuba is deep bulk — you're not risking anything by picking up a playset. That price is stable because demand is thin and supply is not, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.