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Zulaport Cutthroat

Creature — Human Rogue Ally

Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
special
Set
Time Spiral Remastered
Price
$4.25
EDHREC rank
#233
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Zulaport Cutthroat card art
Zulaport Cutthroat drains every opponent for one life each time any creature you control dies — in a sacrifice deck, that adds up fast and closes games without ever attacking. The body is a 1/1 for two mana, which is irrelevant; you run it because Warren Soultrader and Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom are turning creatures into resources every turn and the Cutthroat converts each death into a clock.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Silvar, Devourer of the FreeTrynn, Champion of Freedom

Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom

73.7% of decks · synergy 0.64

Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom generates a Human token every combat and feeds them to Silvar for indestructibility, making Zulaport Cutthroat the drain outlet that punishes opponents for every sacrifice the pair demands.

02
Teysa Karlov

Teysa Karlov

84.2% of decks · synergy 0.62

Teysa Karlov doubles death triggers, which means Zulaport Cutthroat drains for two per creature death instead of one — a trivial loop becomes a lethal clock in short order.

03
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

84.7% of decks · synergy 0.61

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician turns two undying creatures into an infinite sacrifice engine, and Zulaport Cutthroat is the piece that converts infinite deaths into infinite drain for the kill.

05
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

67.3% of decks · synergy 0.58

Prossh, Skyraider of Kher enters with six Kobold tokens ready to sacrifice for mana or damage, and Zulaport Cutthroat turns that entering wedge into an immediate life-swing before combat even begins.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Zulaport Cutthroat does its best work — hitting three opponents simultaneously means each death trigger is worth three life in total, which collapses life totals in ways that would be marginal in a one-on-one game. In Modern and Pioneer, Zulaport Cutthroat sees play in dedicated sacrifice shells as a redundant drain effect, though it competes with similar cards for slots and rarely headlines a strategy on its own. Legacy has access to faster and more broken things, so the Cutthroat is fringe there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander math at a smaller table, still solid.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$4.25 cheap tier

At $4.25, Zulaport Cutthroat sits at the high end of the cheap tier given that it's a non-rare staple with multiple printings keeping supply healthy. The price reflects genuine demand across multiple formats rather than scarcity — it's a fair rate for a card that earns its slot.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.