Ancient Brontodon
Creature — Dinosaur
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #11957
Ancient Brontodon puts a 9/9 vanilla body on the board for eight mana — that's the entire sales pitch, and it's a weak one. Outside of niche commanders like Jasmine Boreal of the Seven who specifically reward creatures with no abilities, this slot is almost always better filled by something that does more than exist.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven's ability to pump and grant trample only applies to creatures with no abilities, making Ancient Brontodon one of the premier targets — a 9/9 with trample is a genuine threat for eight mana in that shell.
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor similarly rewards vanilla creatures with bonus power and the ability to trample through blockers, so Ancient Brontodon's raw size translates directly into a one-hit threat once Ruxa's buffs apply.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ancient Brontodon is a fringe inclusion locked to Jasmine Boreal of the Seven and Ruxa, Patient Professor builds — outside those two, eight mana for a 9/9 with no text doesn't compete. In Pauper, vanilla fatties occasionally see play in Stompy variants, but Ancient Brontodon's eight-mana cost puts it well outside that format's range. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage are non-starters — the card has no competitive application in any of them. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: only vanilla-tribal strategies have any reason to run it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Ancient Brontodon is deep bulk — buy it out of a commons box if you need it. There's no meaningful upward price pressure on a card this narrow, so don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.