Adorned Crocodile
Creature — Crocodile
When this creature dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token.
Renew — 
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19926
Adorned Crocodile is a 2/3 with reach for two mana — a fine rate on paper, but it stops there. No enters-the-battlefield effect, no death trigger, no synergy hook; it's a vanilla creature in a game that long since stopped having room for those.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Adorned Crocodile doesn't have a home in any constructed format. In Commander, a 2/3 reach for two does nothing your 99 cards can't do better — ramp spells, mana dorks, and utility creatures all outcompete it for that slot. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, two mana buys you threats that close games or disrupt opponents; a vanilla body without evasion or an ability doesn't meet the bar. Pauper is the most forgiving format for efficient creatures, but even there the competition at two mana is deep enough that Adorned Crocodile doesn't make the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Adorned Crocodile is deep bulk — the kind of card you find at the bottom of a collection box. There's no competitive demand to move that price, so it's unlikely to be worth more than a quarter in any foreseeable context.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.