Bolrac-Clan Basher
Creature — Cyclops Warrior
Double strike, trample
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #21599
Bolrac-Clan Basher enters the battlefield and immediately puts a -1/-1 counter on any target — no attack required, no hoops to jump through. The cost is a three-mana 3/3 body, which is acceptable but not exciting; you run it because the enter trigger does real work, not because the stat line demands it. Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods decks that care about Fierce Creatures get the most out of it, but the effect is broad enough to slot wherever repeatable counter placement matters.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods triggers off Fierce Creatures — and Bolrac-Clan Basher qualifies — letting the deck pile on -1/-1 counters to shrink blockers while Yarus turns those creatures into a mana engine. The enter trigger stacks directly with Yarus's attack payoffs, so Bolrac-Clan Basher pulls double duty from the moment it lands.
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 |
Bolrac-Clan Basher is legal everywhere except Pauper, but Constructed formats above Commander have no reason to touch it — a 3/3 for three with a single counter on entry is well below the power floor of Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy. In Standard it's passable filler at best, outclassed by creatures that do more for the same mana. Commander is where Bolrac-Clan Basher actually belongs: -1/-1 counter synergies, Golgari persist loops, and Fierce Creature payoffs like Yarus all give the enter trigger a real home. Even in Commander it's a role-player rather than a staple, but the niche it fills is specific enough to justify its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Bolrac-Clan Basher is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as throw-in rather than a deliberate purchase. Don't expect that to change; bulk commons and uncommons with narrow applications rarely climb unless a new commander pushes the mechanic into heavy rotation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.