Alaborn Grenadier
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #29844
Alaborn Grenadier is a 2/2 for two white mana that forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature when it attacks — solid pressure stapled to a fragile body. The double-white cost and baseline stats make it a niche role-player at best, outclassed by most two-drops in any competitive context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Alaborn Grenadier is too narrow to justify a slot — forced sacrifice on attack is real, but it only targets one opponent, and a 2/2 body dies to a stiff breeze in a four-player game. Pauper is the format where it gets the most honest look, since the card pool is shallow enough that repeatable sacrifice pressure has some teeth, though even there it competes against more efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the effect doesn't come close to clearing the bar. Alaborn Grenadier is a bulk common that made sense in its original limited environment and has nowhere meaningful to graduate to.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Alaborn Grenadier sits firmly in bulk territory and should stay there — demand is too low and the competitive applications too thin to push it anywhere. Pick it up if a specific build calls for it, but don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.