Brash Taunter
Creature — Goblin
Indestructible
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent.
, 
: This creature fights another target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021 Promos
- Price
- $2.38
- EDHREC rank
- #776
Brash Taunter puts opponents in an impossible position: block it and take the damage themselves, ignore it and watch it grow into a must-answer threat that redirects combat damage as a activated ability. The five-mana cost is real, but the Blazing Sunsteel combo — ping Brash Taunter with Sunsteel equipped, trigger an infinite damage loop — is one of the most efficient two-card kills in red's toolkit, and Wayta, Trainer Prodigy makes the whole engine trivially searchable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy tutors Brash Taunter directly onto the battlefield, collapsing the setup cost of the Blazing Sunsteel combo from two separate draws to a single trigger. Over 80% of Wayta decks run it for exactly this reason.
Piru, the Volatile
Piru, the Volatile deals damage to every non-legendary creature on death, and Brash Taunter redirects that mass ping straight at any target player's face. It converts a board-wipe trigger into a finishing blow.
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser forces opponents into combat, and Brash Taunter makes attacking into it catastrophic — any creature that fights it sends its own power back at its controller. The threat alone reshapes attack decisions at the table.
Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Jared Carthalion, True Heir draws consistent damage from opponents via monarch politics, and Brash Taunter turns every incoming hit into a redirect opportunity — keeping Jared alive longer while threatening lethal to whoever swings.
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt generates forced fights, and Brash Taunter is one of the best fight participants in the format — indestructible means it survives every exchange while dealing its power back to the opponent. Neyith also draws a card off every fight, so Brash Taunter pulls double duty.
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 Brash Taunter actually lives — the multiplayer table rewards its political deterrence, and the two-card combo with Blazing Sunsteel closes games cleanly enough to justify the slot in dedicated builds. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but invisible; five mana for a creature with no immediate board impact is nowhere near competitive in those formats. Modern and Pioneer are the same story: the rate is too slow for a format where games end before Brash Taunter generates meaningful value. Stick to Commander, and specifically to commanders that either search it out or generate repeated damage triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Dawnsire, Sunstar DreadnoughtBrash Taunter
Near-infinite damage to one opponent
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Brash TaunterAetherflux Reservoir
Infinite damage; Infinite lifegain triggers
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Current price
$2.38 cheap tier
At $2.38, Brash Taunter sits in the cheap tier — low enough that there's no reason to cut it for budget reasons in any deck that wants it. The price has stayed stable because demand is real but narrow: it's a staple in a handful of specific archetypes, not a universal include, so don't expect significant movement in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.