Bone Pit Brute
Creature — Cyclops
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, target creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27275
Bone Pit Brute enters swinging — the enters-the-battlefield menace grant means it immediately makes your best threat harder to block, and the 4/3 body with trample closes games it starts. Six mana for that package is simply too expensive in any environment where cheaper threats exist.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pauper is where Bone Pit Brute has the most plausible home — the format's removal suite is limited and a 4/3 trample that buffs a teammate on entry can close races before opponents stabilize. In Commander, six mana buys you creatures that win the game outright, and a temporary menace grant on one creature rarely changes the math at a four-player table. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage don't touch it — the rate is unplayable against those formats' threat density. Oathbreaker and Pioneer offer no real home either; both formats have cleaner six-drops that generate more lasting advantage.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Bone Pit Brute is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and you should treat it like one. Don't expect that floor to move; casual-only cards at this price point stay there.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.