Battle-Rattle Shaman
Creature — Goblin Shaman
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target creature get +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #18821
Battle-Rattle Shaman gives one creature +2/+0 and haste at the start of each combat — every combat, not just yours — which is a real sustained threat multiplier on a four-mana body. The cost is that four mana and a 2/2 frame make it a removal magnet that does nothing the turn it enters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Battle-Rattle Shaman earns its slot only in dedicated go-wide aggressive decks — specifically red Goblin or token strategies where haste on a key attacker each turn closes games that would otherwise stall. In Pauper, it's too slow at four mana in a format where tempo is everything and better haste enablers exist at common. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have no interest in a vanilla 2/2 with an upkeep-gated ability when those formats offer far more efficient combat tricks. Standard is the only non-Commander 60-card environment where Battle-Rattle Shaman could see fringe play in a dedicated aggro shell, but even there the power level rarely justifies the slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Battle-Rattle Shaman is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin or grabbing a playset for less than a pack of gum. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't move unless a new commander drives sudden demand, so don't expect appreciation; just grab it if you need it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.