Alpha Tyrranax
Creature — Dinosaur Beast
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22591
Alpha Tyrranax puts a 6/5 trample body on the board for six mana — that's the whole pitch. The cost is that six mana for a vanilla creature is a bad deal in 2024, and nearly every green deck has better options at this slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alpha Tyrranax is a pauper-legal common, and that's the only format where it's worth a conversation — even there, green has enough efficient threats that a vanilla 6/5 for six rarely makes the cut. In Commander, six mana buys you creatures with ETB effects, keyword soup, or immediate board impact; Alpha Tyrranax offers none of that. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for a card with no text box. Pauper is its ceiling, and even there it's fringe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Alpha Tyrranax is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box and rarely leaves it. That price is a floor, not a floor with upside; there's no realistic demand driver that moves a vanilla six-drop.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.