Ashenmoor Gouger
Creature — Elemental Warrior
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #28744
Ashenmoor Gouger lands as a 4/4 that can't be blocked by just one creature, which is a real threat on a three-mana body. The cost is steep in a different way: it can't block at all, locking you into a pure aggro role.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ashenmoor Gouger is a fringe inclusion — the can't-block drawback matters less in a format where you're usually racing to close out one opponent at a time, but a 4/4 for three is unremarkable in a 40-life format full of bigger threats. In Modern and Legacy, aggressive black-red shells have historically had better three-drops available, so Ashenmoor Gouger rarely makes the cut in competitive lists. Vintage makes it technically legal but effectively irrelevant. It's most at home in a casual or themed Commander deck that wants cheap, aggressive bodies in its Rakdos or mono-black shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Ashenmoor Gouger is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable because competitive interest is essentially zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.