Become Brutes
Sorcery
One or two target creatures each gain haste until end of turn. For each of those creatures, create a Monster Role token attached to it. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has trample.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18353
Become Brutes gives one or two creatures trample and +2/+0 until end of turn — a one-mana combat trick that pushes through blockers or closes out a damaged opponent. Narrow and replaceable at any power level, it earns a slot only in decks that win through combat on a specific turn and need the final points of damage to land.
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 |
In Commander, Become Brutes is too low-impact to justify a slot — 99-card decks demand permanents or at least instants with broader reach, and a one-shot pump that expires at end of turn does almost nothing at a four-player table. The story is cleaner in 60-card aggro formats: in Standard and Pioneer it can close games as a one-of finisher in red creature strategies, and in Modern those formats already have more efficient options that also replace themselves. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in Become Brutes at any cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Become Brutes is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. That price is stable because demand is low across every format, so there's no reason to expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.