First printed in Scourge (2003)

All 10 prints

Foundations Commander (FDC) #88, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1114, 2022
The List (PLST) #MH1-81, 2019
Modern Horizons (MH1) #81, 2019
Eternal Masters (EMA) #84, 2016
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36264, 2013 (digital)
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A40, 2010 (digital)
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition (DDE) #2, 2010
Friday Night Magic 2004 (F04) #6, 2004
Scourge (SCG) #59, 2003

Carrion Feeder

Creature — Zombie

This creature can't block.
Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Legality

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

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#452)
Black, Creatures

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1853 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed (+ 1 other requirement)
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Luminous Broodmoth (+ 1 other requirement)
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Plague Belcher
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Teysa Karlov
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Thran Vigil (+ 1 other requirement)
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Karmic Guide + Reveillark

See all 1853 on Commander Spellbook

Modern In 43 of 2750 decks (1.6%), most in BG (unclassified)

Share of decks

1.5%

▲ 1.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

43 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.1

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	1.7%	27%
WBRG (unclassified)	1.6%	43%
WBG (unclassified)	0.7%	17%
WUBG (unclassified)	0.5%	31%
BRG (unclassified)	0.4%	36%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Verdant Catacombs	95%	6.1
Overgrown Tomb	91%	10.0
Samwise Gamgee	60%	64.7
Gilded Goose	60%	64.7
Cauldron Familiar	60%	62.3
Chord of Calling	60%	62.3
Young Wolf	60%	52.6
Birthing Ritual	60%	37.4
Underground Mortuary	60%	9.5
Dryad Arbor	60%	7.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG Nekrohero in Modern Challenge 32	9-0 100%
BG JeromeAlce in Modern Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
WUBG _Logic_ in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WBRG Rack in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
WBRG Tegutten in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
WBRG NickBolas90 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
BG aspiringspike in Modern Challenge 64	4-2 67%
WBRG Moorehardcore in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBRG Rack, 28 Oct	2 main	#7 5-2
BG MystikHawk, 28 Oct	4 main	#27 3-3
WBG Nekrohero, 28 Oct	3 main	#1 9-0
WBRG Rack, 28 Oct	2 main	5-0
BG goron27, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
BG Heavenscythe, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
BG goron27, 27 Oct	4 main	#26 3-3
BRG GanderGander, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0

Legacy In 1 of 1479 decks (0.1%), most in UBG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)