Merchant of Venom

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Merchant of Venom: Creature - Cat Warlock, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Cat Warlock
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
27
Artist
Diana Franco
Commander rank
11,655 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Menace

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About Merchant of Venom

Merchant of Venom is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 27 in that set, with art by Diana Franco. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.

Ulna Alley is a maze of market stalls where anything can be purchased for the right price.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Merchant of Venom by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Merchant of Venom

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #76Rare2026

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Merchant of Venom.

  • 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.

Similar cards

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