Bebop & Rocksteady
Legendary Creature — Boar Rhino Mutant
Whenever Bebop & Rocksteady attack or block, sacrifice a permanent unless you discard a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $2.33
- EDHREC rank
- #16708
Bebop & Rocksteady lands as a 4/4 with trample and a free Aura or Equipment tutor to the battlefield — that's a threat and a toolbox piece in one body. The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride runs it as a near-auto-include because the saddle cost turns into a Cultivate trigger, making the five-mana ask feel like three.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride saddling Bebop & Rocksteady triggers a land-grab off the mount ability, so the card pays for part of itself while suiting up for combat — the synergy is structural, not incidental.
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
Jenova, Ancient Calamity cares about copying creatures and recurring value bodies, and Bebop & Rocksteady's enter-the-battlefield tutor is exactly the kind of effect worth doubling or replaying.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bebop & Rocksteady does its real work — the singleton format rewards the built-in tutor more than any 60-card format would, since finding the one Equipment or Aura that closes the game is worth a full card. In Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a 4/4 with a conditional tutor is too slow when aggressive threats cost two or three, and the saddle requirement means the payoff isn't even immediate. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to enable fast plays around it, but neither format is looking for this effect at this cost when the card pool is that deep. Standard is the one 60-card format where Bebop & Rocksteady can legitimately compete, since the lower power ceiling makes a 4/4 with upside a real threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.33 cheap tier
At $2.33, Bebop & Rocksteady sits in the cheap tier — easy to pick up without weighing the purchase against upgrades that matter more. It sees enough Commander play in Gitrog and Jenova builds to stay off the bulk-rare floor, so the price reflects real demand rather than hype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.