Allosaurus Rider
Creature — Elf Warrior
You may exile two green cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Allosaurus Rider's power and toughness are each equal to 1 plus the number of lands you control.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16523
Allosaurus Rider is a massive green creature that costs nothing if you exile two green cards from your hand — a free 4/4 or larger that scales with lands in play. The pitch cost is steep, but any deck that wants a zero-mana body for combo purposes will find the trade worthwhile.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Allosaurus Rider earns its slot almost exclusively in combo shells — specifically elves or Simic lists that want a free creature to pair with Eldrazi Unlocker effects or similar zero-cost enablers. Legacy is where Allosaurus Rider historically made noise, fueling broken Glimpse of Nature turns in Elf combo by being a free body that also triggers the draw chain. Modern sees essentially no play; the pitch cost is too punishing in a format where tempo is everything and the payoff doesn't close games on its own. Vintage is technically legal but irrelevant given the competition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Allosaurus Rider isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its niche combo role, the price tends to spike when a new free-creature shell emerges and quietly drops otherwise — buy when the meta isn't demanding it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.