Akroan Line Breaker
Creature — Human Warrior
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, this creature gets +2/+0 and gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #27226
Akroan Line Breaker hits hard the turn it's heroic-triggered — a 3/1 first striker that becomes unblockable is a legitimate threat to any single opponent. The cost is fragility: three power with one toughness dies to every incidental ping in the format, and the unblockable clause only fires when you spend extra resources to trigger heroic.
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 |
Akroan Line Breaker is a fringe card in every format it's legal in. In Commander, the heroic trigger is difficult to exploit consistently — you need a critical mass of instants and auras that target your own creatures, and most red decks would rather run a threat that pressures all three opponents rather than one. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the one-toughness body is a liability against any deck running Lightning Bolt effects, and the three-mana cost puts it behind curve for what aggressive red wants. It's not unplayable in a dedicated heroic-tribal or Boros Feather-style shell, but it's a role-player at best, never a staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Akroan Line Breaker is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a narrow card, and that price reflects exactly what the market thinks of it. Don't expect movement; bulk mythics hold value, bulk commons and uncommons like this one sit at the floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.