Apes of Rath
Creature — Ape
Whenever this creature attacks, it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #24621
Apes of Rath turns any creature you target with a spell into a 0/1 until end of turn — a punishing deterrent that makes opponents think twice before blocking. The cost is that you have to spend spells on your own stuff, which means it only pays off in decks built around targeting their own permanents repeatedly.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Apes of Rath is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, it occupies a narrow niche in spellslinger or Izzet-style decks that target their own creatures constantly — think cantrip-heavy Zada, Hedron Grinder or Mirrorwing Dragon builds where the shrink effect becomes a mass debilitating aura across every opponent's blocker. Legacy and Vintage don't have a deck that wants this effect at any price. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict: situational at best, cuttable in almost every list.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Apes of Rath is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a dollar box and test once. Demand is too narrow for the price to climb, so don't expect it to hold even this floor long-term.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.