Axebane Beast
Creature — Beast
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26042
Axebane Beast is a 4/3 for five mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no text beyond basic creature typing — it does nothing a cheaper creature couldn't do better. Bulk rare bins exist for a reason, and Axebane Beast belongs in them.
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 |
Axebane Beast is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Pauper, where every mana matters, a vanilla 4/3 for five is uncompetitive against the format's efficient threats and removal. In Commander, the 100-card singleton format demands creatures that generate value immediately — Axebane Beast offers a body and nothing else, which is never enough at five mana. Across every format where it's legal, there is a strictly better option at the same cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Axebane Beast sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its utility accurately. Don't expect it to climb — bulk vanilla creatures don't recover value without a tournament breakout that isn't coming here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.