Bigfin Bouncer
Creature — Shark Pirate
When this creature enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #14189
Bigfin Bouncer puts a taxing bounce effect on a body that actually matters in Merfolk and discard-wheel shells — the relevant tribe plus a discard-payoff stapled to a repeatable tempo play is real. Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark decks in particular want this card, and at common it costs you almost nothing to find out.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark runs wheel effects constantly, and Bigfin Bouncer turns every forced discard into a threat — bounce a blocker, trigger Brallin, grow Shabraz, repeat.
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, Bigfin Bouncer earns a slot in Merfolk tribal builds and any deck that wants to weaponize discard effects on a body that can attack. Outside Commander, it's legal across every major format but competes in a crowded space — Modern and Pioneer have cheaper, more efficient bounce and discard payoffs, so it rarely makes the cut in 60-card contexts. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where Bigfin Bouncer is worth a second look, since the common slot means the power bar is lower and a repeatable bounce trigger on a relevant body can actually dominate a board state.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Bigfin Bouncer is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the deck calls for it. Bulk commons don't appreciate, but that's not the point; this is a zero-friction inclusion that costs less than a sleeve.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.