Braulios of Pheres Band
Legendary Creature — Centaur Scout
Braulios's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Whenever Braulios attacks, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #10242
Braulios of Pheres Band floods the board with 2/2 Centaur tokens the moment other creatures enter — the engine runs itself without extra mana investment. Loot, Exuberant Explorer is the natural home, pairing treasure generation with a token payoff that scales hard as the board fills up.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
Loot, Exuberant Explorer constantly drops permanents into play, and Braulios of Pheres Band converts each trigger into a 2/2 Centaur — the two cards form a self-reinforcing loop that widens the board faster than opponents can answer it.
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 |
Braulios of Pheres Band is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where it's actually worth sleeving up. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a five-mana creature whose payoff requires additional setup, and the 100-card singleton environment is exactly where a token-generating value engine gets the time it needs to take over a game. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander shell worth considering if your signature spell triggers enters-the-battlefield effects, but the card's ceiling is clearly in 4-player pods where each opponent's board state generates more triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Braulios of Pheres Band sits squarely in bulk territory — easy to pick up, easy to cut without regret. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles rarely climb unless a new commander makes them a staple, so treat this as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.