Borderland Minotaur
Creature — Minotaur Warrior
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26456
Borderland Minotaur is a 4/3 for four mana with no abilities — a vanilla body that trades at parity with most four-drops and offers nothing beyond its stats. There is no shell in competitive play where this is the right card for the slot.
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 |
Borderland Minotaur is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper, the common card pool is the most charitable environment — a 4/3 for four sees fringe use at best in aggressive red strategies, where there are still better options at the same cost. In Commander, four mana for a vanilla creature is a non-starter; the format's power baseline demands that every slot contribute to a game plan, and Borderland Minotaur contributes nothing beyond a body. In older formats like Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a competitive consideration.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Borderland Minotaur is deep bulk — the kind of card that rounds out a collection binder rather than a deck. That price reflects its play rate accurately, and there is no meaningful demand driver that would move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.