Bounty Agent
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance
, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target legendary permanent that's an artifact, creature, or enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #6648
Bounty Agent answers any legendary permanent on the board — enchantments, artifacts, creatures, planeswalkers — for the cost of sacrificing itself, stapling a targeted removal spell onto a 2/2 body for two mana. The catch is the timing: the ability is a tap activation, so you need it in play a full turn before you need the effect, and Lurrus of the Dream-Den loops it back for repeated answers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Lurrus of the Dream-Den recasts Bounty Agent from the graveyard every turn, turning a one-shot sacrifice into a repeatable legendary-permanent removal engine that opponents can't easily outpace.
Myrel, Shield of Argive
Myrel, Shield of Argive builds a wide Soldier board, and Bounty Agent slots in as both a Soldier for the tribal count and a silver-bullet answer to the legendary threats that would otherwise stabilize against that go-wide strategy.
Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
Trynn generates Human tokens every combat, and Bounty Agent qualifies as a Human that pulls double duty — feeding Silvar's indestructibility engine while providing on-demand removal for legendary permanents that would lock down the board.
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
Squall, SeeD Mercenary cares about Warriors and humans with a mercenary theme, and Bounty Agent fits the Human creature type while offering the kind of targeted permanent removal that keeps problematic legendaries from shutting down combat-focused strategies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bounty Agent earns its slot — legendary permanents are everywhere in the format, and a two-mana body that answers any one of them, regardless of type, is reliable spot removal that doubles as a creature. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect is too slow and too narrow; formats with four copies of non-legendary threats don't reward a card that can only target a subset of permanents. Modern and Pioneer are similarly unkind — Bounty Agent competes with cheaper, unconditional removal options and rarely makes the cut. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case closely, where planeswalker signatures are legendary and the Agent suddenly looks efficient.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Bounty Agent is firmly bulk — pick it up without a second thought for any white legendary-matters or Lurrus build. Bulk rare removal pieces with consistent Commander demand tend to stay in this range, so there's no urgency to stockpile, but there's also no reason to skip it at the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lurrus of the Dream-Den
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
- Squall, SeeD Mercenary
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.