---
name: "Minion of the Wastes"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Minion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "2593944c-1bde-4307-b3ca-f7ecbeb027c1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/minion-of-the-wastes-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Minion of the Wastes
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
As this creature enters, pay any amount of life.
Minion of the Wastes's power and toughness are each equal to the life paid as it entered.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #146
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`