Akroan Hoplite
Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #15656
Akroan Hoplite swings as a potentially massive attacker for just two mana — its power scales with every other attacker you send, which means in a token-heavy Boros deck it can hit for six or eight in the mid-game without any additional investment. Under Iroas, God of Victory, where your entire board is attacking without fear of blockers, Akroan Hoplite is a reliable overperformer at a negligible cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroas, God of Victory
Iroas, God of Victory builds wide, attacks every turn, and prevents blockers — exactly the conditions that make Akroan Hoplite as large as possible, as often as possible.
Commander Mustard
Commander Mustard pushes aggressive go-wide lines where Akroan Hoplite's scaling power turns a two-drop into a legitimate mid-combat threat that opponents have to respect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Akroan Hoplite earns its spot in Boros go-wide decks where token production is consistent and attacking with five or more creatures isn't unusual — the power ceiling is real. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but none of those formats give it the sustained wide boards it needs to be more than a vanilla 2/2 most games. Competitive constructed formats move too fast and too efficiently for a payoff this dependent on board state, so Akroan Hoplite lives and dies in the multiplayer token space.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Akroan Hoplite is pure bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that can punch well above its weight in the right shell. The price reflects its narrow competitive application, not its ceiling in token Commander decks, so there's no reason to hesitate on picking up copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.