Bastion Mastodon
Artifact Creature — Elephant
: This creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27214
Bastion Mastodon gives a creature ward 2 when it enters, which is a one-time shield that evaporates the moment the Mastodon leaves play. A 4/4 for five mana with no lasting upside is below the rate Commander demands.
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 |
Bastion Mastodon is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper, a 4/4 for five with a enters-the-battlefield ward trigger is too slow and too fragile for the format's efficient removal. In Commander, five mana for a vanilla-sized body with a one-time protection effect doesn't move the needle — you need either a persistent ability or a combo role to justify that slot. Across all formats, Bastion Mastodon sits comfortably in the bulk bin for good reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Bastion Mastodon is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a draft chaff pile, not a singles order. There's no trajectory here that changes that; the card has no competitive home and no combo pedigree to push demand upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.