Balthor the Stout
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Barbarian
Other Barbarian creatures get +1/+1.
: Another target Barbarian creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #23901
Balthor the Stout pumps every Dwarf and Barbarian on the board by +1/+1 and adds a tap ability to push those bonuses further — immediate, permanent board presence for three mana. The cost is that he's a 2/2 Legendary Dwarf Barbarian himself, so he dies to anything that sneezes.
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 |
Commander is where Balthor the Stout does his best work, slotting into any Dwarf or Barbarian tribal build as a lord that scales with board size. Legacy and Vintage permit him, but tribal synergy decks in those formats move too fast for a three-mana vanilla-stat lord to matter. He sees essentially zero play outside Commander, which is fine — that's the format built for exactly this kind of creature.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Balthor the Stout is firmly bulk, and that price reflects his narrow tribal application rather than any hidden demand. It's unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction unless a pushed Dwarf or Barbarian support piece shows up in a high-profile set.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.