Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Legendary Creature — Frog Spirit
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #6172
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg puts 9 power on the board for five mana — the highest base power of any creature at that cost — with no enters-the-battlefield ability, no evasion, and no text beyond being a 9/3 Frog Spirit. The cost is real: a 9/3 without trample or haste dies to a Swamp before it connects, which is why Yargle, Glutton of Urborg almost never headlined its own deck and instead found a home as a piece in commanders like Abigale, Eloquent First-Year that can weaponize raw power without needing the body to survive.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year turns power into a resource, and Yargle, Glutton of Urborg's 9 power is the highest ceiling she can tap — over half of all Abigale decks run it for exactly that reason.
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride cares about saddling a creature and dealing combat damage, and Yargle, Glutton of Urborg gives that engine a 9-power mount that threatens to end games in one hit.
Yargle and Multani
Yargle and Multani runs Yargle, Glutton of Urborg as the obvious thematic include, and the body's power contributes directly to the commander's "sum of power" damage gameplan.
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder pumps creatures for fighting and combat tricks, and Yargle, Glutton of Urborg's base 9 power means Orfeo's buff starts from a number most creatures never reach on their own.
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist cares about creatures with high power entering or dying, and Yargle, Glutton of Urborg at five mana provides one of the largest power values available for that trigger without overloading the curve.
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 |
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Constructed formats have no interest in a vanilla 9/3 — a five-mana creature needs to do something the turn it enters, and Yargle does nothing except threaten to die. Commander is the only format where it sees real play, and even there it functions as a synergy piece rather than a standalone threat. Decks that convert raw power into a game action — dealing damage equal to power, using it as a resource, or building around high-power counts — are the only shells where Yargle, Glutton of Urborg earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Yargle, Glutton of Urborg is firmly bulk — the price reflects that it's a narrow synergy piece with no competitive demand outside specific Commander builds. It's a stable bulk rare; the supply is high and nothing on the horizon changes its mechanical ceiling.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
- The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
- Yargle and Multani
- Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
- Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.