Loyal Subordinate
Loyal Subordinate: Creature - Zombie, Commander Masters. Menace. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Zombie
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 172
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Commander rank
- 4,882 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Menace, Lieutenant
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About Loyal Subordinate
Loyal Subordinate is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 172 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Treasure Chest (2016) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Lieutenant - At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, each opponent loses 3 life.
Zombies work best when they're fed appropriately, so it's prudent to let them eat on the job.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Loyal Subordinate by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Loyal Subordinate
Loyal Subordinate has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #SCD-90 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #90 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #70735 | Uncommon | 2018 |
| Commander 2018 (C18) #16 | Uncommon | 2018 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Loyal Subordinate, newest first.
- The lieutenant effect happens only once each combat, even if you somehow control multiple commanders (perhaps because you have two commanders with a partner ability from the Battlebond™ set).
- If you have multiple commanders, you need to control only one for the lieutenant effect to happen.
- If you don’t control your commander as the lieutenant ability resolves, you won’t get its effect.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.