Brimaz, King of Oreskos
Legendary Creature — Cat Soldier
Vigilance
Whenever Brimaz attacks, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's attacking.
Whenever Brimaz blocks a creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's blocking that creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $8.49
- EDHREC rank
- #3073
Brimaz, King of Oreskos puts a 3/4 vigilance body on the board at three mana and generates a free 1/1 Cat Soldier token every time it attacks or blocks — value that compounds fast without any setup. Ajani, Nacatl Pariah slots him in as a named payoff, but Brimaz earns his spot in any white token or Cat strategy on board impact alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah is literally on the card — Brimaz, King of Oreskos is a named Cat that triggers Ajani's transformation condition and fuels the token-doubling gameplan from turn three onward.
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World pumps one Cat per turn for free, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos is exactly the kind of evasion-adjacent, wide-board threat that benefits: attack with Brimaz, get a token, Arahbo amps either one.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang wants Cats that generate value on combat, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos delivers — a blocking token means you're never fully tapped out, which matters when Arahbo's death-touch poisoning is on the stack.
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable converts every Cat ETB into life and every Dog ETB into damage, so the token stream from Brimaz, King of Oreskos translates directly into incremental life gain and a drip of reach every combat step.
Commander Mustard
Commander Mustard cares about creatures with power 3 or greater swinging in, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos clears that bar while also populating the board — every attack is both a Mustard trigger and a free token adding to the next wave.
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 |
In Commander, Brimaz, King of Oreskos is a reliable mid-tier threat in Cat tribal and white token builds — not a staple across the board, but a near-auto-include wherever those synergies exist. In Modern and Legacy, he had a real run as a resilient white threat that demanded two-for-one answers, and while the formats have powered up considerably, he still shows up in white creature sideboards and casual builds as a clean three-drop with upside. Pioneer players largely passed him over as the format's white aggro shells preferred lower curves and more direct pay-offs. Brimaz is legal in Oathbreaker as well, where he functions similarly to his Commander role — a durable, self-sufficient creature that generates board presence without help.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Bronzebeak Foragers and Leonin Warleader both generate Cat tokens on combat at similar or lower mana investment, with Warleader being the closest functional replacement — two tokens on attack instead of one, same vigilance slot, though it costs four mana instead of three. Brimaz, King of Oreskos edges them out on efficiency and the 3/4 body that survives most pings, so the trade-off is real, but either fills the token-generation role for under two dollars.
Price Context
Current price
$8.49 mid tier
At $8.49, Brimaz, King of Oreskos sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to be a deliberate purchase, affordable enough that it's not a barrier for most Cat or token builds where it genuinely belongs. Demand is driven primarily by Commander, and that steady tribal pull keeps the floor stable.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.