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Cabal Initiate

First printed in Modern Horizons 2 (2021)

All 2 prints

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  • Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #300, 2021 (digital)
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #78, 2021

Cabal Initiate

Creature — Human Warlock

Discard a card: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Threshold — This creature gets +1/+2 as long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

"Hear our prayers, oh Shadowed One, and bless us in bloody agony."

2/1

Illustrated by
Bastien L. Deharme

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

1 combo:

Commander In 7 of 6550 decks (0.1%), most in The Gitrog Monster
Share of decks
0.1%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.1% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.1% 2026-09-14: 0.1% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 0.1% 2026-10-05: 0.1% 2026-10-12: 0.1% 2026-10-19: 0.1% 2026-10-26: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
7
7 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
48%
3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
The Gitrog Monster 0.5% 23%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Edge of Autumn100%945.0
Iron-Shield Elf100%551.3
Tranquil Thicket100%551.3
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette100%551.3
Underrealm Lich100%472.5
Wild Mongrel100%389.1
Ramunap Excavator100%367.5
Darkblast100%330.8
Golgari Grave-Troll100%206.7
Noose Constrictor100%194.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2		 4-2
67%
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott in IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2		 3-3
50%
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W4		 2-3
40%
The Gitrog Monster
Nat Kleve [Stooges] in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott, 		1 main #4
of 29
2-3
The Gitrog Monster
Sherman [SALT], 		1 main #32
of 39
0-2
The Gitrog Monster
Chef Will, 		1 main #27
of 65
1-2
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott, 		1 main #1
of 18
4-2
The Gitrog Monster
Nat Kleve [Stooges], 		1 main #9
of 44
2-4
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott, 		1 main #11
of 19
1-3
The Gitrog Monster
Jason Scott, 		1 main #4
of 29
3-3