Atarka Pummeler
Creature — Ogre Warrior
Formidable — 
: Creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25675
Atarka Pummeler is a six-mana 4/5 that can pump itself to 7/8 with trample for three more mana — threatening but never efficient. The cost to activate is steep enough that competitive Commander tables will have answered it before the math ever gets to matter.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Atarka Pummeler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander it fits narrow Gruul stompy shells that want redundant trample threats, though seven to nine mana total for a single attacker is a hard sell when comparable slots exist. In Modern and Legacy the card doesn't come close to the rate those formats demand. Oathbreaker gives it the most forgiving home, where a trample-matters signature spell can make the activation relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Atarka Pummeler is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box, not a store page. That price reflects demand accurately and isn't going up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.