Boldwyr Intimidator
Creature — Giant Warrior
Cowards can't block Warriors.
: Target creature becomes a Coward until end of turn.
: Target creature becomes a Warrior until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #13767
Boldwyr Intimidator turns every red mana into a forced evasion tax — pay one red and a creature loses the ability to block this turn, making chump-blocking a resource your opponents have to buy back every combat. Seven mana for a 5/5 is a real cost, but Gornog, the Red Reaper decks run it anyway because the activated ability does more work than the body.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper gets stronger the more creatures die in combat, and Boldwyr Intimidator's activated ability strips blockers one by one — forcing unfavorable blocks, generating deaths, and feeding Gornog's damage trigger on demand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Boldwyr Intimidator is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the rate is unplayable — seven mana buys game-ending spells, not incremental combat tricks. Modern has moved past seven-mana creatures entirely. Commander is where Boldwyr Intimidator actually functions: the game goes long enough to cast it, the activated ability compounds over multiple combat steps, and the political pressure of stripping any player's blocker is a real advantage at a four-person table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Boldwyr Intimidator is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any dollar bin or throw it in a cart as a filler. Bulk rares at this price point don't recover unless a format shift or a pushed commander creates new demand, and neither is on the horizon here.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.