Anaba Bodyguard
Creature — Minotaur
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #28387
Anaba Bodyguard is a 2/2 first strike for four mana — a rate so far below curve that it has no competitive application in any format. There is no context in which this body justifies its 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 |
Anaba Bodyguard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Pauper, where efficient commons define the format, a 2/2 first striker for four mana is unplayable against the threats you'll face. In Commander, the 100-card singleton format demands every slot pull meaningful weight, and Anaba Bodyguard offers nothing a two-mana common couldn't match or exceed. Across Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Anaba Bodyguard is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box but never fills a deck slot. The price accurately reflects its utility: there is no demand floor to hold it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.