Merchant of Venom
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Cat Warlock
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #27 (rare)
- Price
- $0.23 USD
Menace
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Merchant of Venom has 2 printings, first in Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). EDHREC ranks it #10,708 among Commander cards. It appears most in Dina, Essence Brewer decks (5,467 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Merchant of Venom
- Witherbloom Pestilence - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Dina, Essence Brewer
Commanders that run Merchant of Venom most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Dina, Essence Brewer: 5,467 decks
- Gorma, the Gullet: 681 decks
- Fumulus, the Infestation: 129 decks
- Lagomos, Hand of Hatred: 88 decks
- Wasitora, Nekoru Queen: 68 decks
- Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace: 13 decks
- Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence: 9 decks
- Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis: 3 decks
Often played with Merchant of Venom
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : When Merchant of Venom's second ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is chooses which creature they're going to sacrifice, then each other player in turn order does the same. Players will know the choices of previous players when making their choices. Then all chosen creatures are sacrificed by their controllers simultaneously.