Armored Cancrix
Creature — Crab
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #22314
Armored Cancrix is a 2/5 for five mana — a body that absorbs hits but contributes nothing beyond its toughness. The only place that statline earns its slot is Charix, the Raging Isle, where high-toughness Crabs are the whole point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle reduces its own commander tax using the toughness of Crabs you control, and Armored Cancrix is one of the few Crabs with enough toughness to make that discount meaningful — 19% inclusion reflects that this is one of the tribe's better bodies, not a staple.
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 |
Armored Cancrix sees essentially no play outside Commander, and even there it's a narrow tribal inclusion. In Pauper, a 2/5 for five is too slow and too passive — the format's common creatures either pressure immediately or generate value, and Armored Cancrix does neither. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla Crab at this cost. Commander is the only context where it sees real (if limited) action, and only in Charix, the Raging Isle builds hunting for toughness-dense Crabs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Armored Cancrix is deep bulk — buy it out of a commons box rather than a singles order. Bulk cards with this narrow a use case don't appreciate; pick it up when you're building the deck, not as a speculative hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.