Bosco, Just a Bear
Legendary Creature — Bear
When Bosco enters, create a Food token for each legendary creature you control. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
, Sacrifice a Food: Put two +1/+1 counters on Bosco. He gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #15460
Bosco, Just a Bear is a 2/2 for two mana — no text box, no upside, exactly what it says on the tin. The Cabbage Merchant is the only commander that makes Bosco worth sleeving, and even there it's a role-player rather than a powerhouse.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
The Cabbage Merchant cares about cards with the simplest possible text, and Bosco, Just a Bear — a vanilla 2/2 with nothing but its name and stats — is exactly the kind of card that triggers that engine at the lowest possible opportunity cost.
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Ayula, Queen Among Bears turns every Bear into a relevant creature, and Bosco, Just a Bear fills a Bear slot without demanding any deckbuilding concessions — it just triggers Ayula and holds a +1/+1 counter well enough.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bosco, Just a Bear is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a vanilla 2/2 for two with no text. Commander is the only format where Bosco sees real play, and even there the audience is narrow — The Cabbage Merchant decks hunting for simple-text creatures and Ayula, Queen Among Bears tribal lists filling out the Bear count. Outside those two homes, Bosco is unplayable in any competitive or casual context that isn't specifically built around it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Bosco, Just a Bear sits firmly in bulk territory — buy a playset for under a dollar and don't think twice. Demand is niche enough that this price is a ceiling as much as a floor; it won't climb unless Bear tribal or simple-text commanders break out in a meaningful way.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.