Brindle Boar
Creature — Boar
Sacrifice this creature: You gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24678
Brindle Boar trades itself to gain 4 life — that's the entire card, and it's not enough. A 2/2 for three that dies to give you a negligible life buffer is outclassed by nearly every green option at this slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Brindle Boar is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Commander, 4 life is rounding error against 40-life totals and multi-opponent pressure, and a 2/2 body does nothing on a board where creatures routinely have 5+ power. In Pauper, where commons compete on tight efficiency, even that format's floor is too high for a three-mana creature whose only upside is a negligible life swing. There is no competitive context where Brindle Boar earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Brindle Boar sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card that ends up in a collection binder and stays there. The price accurately reflects demand: essentially none.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.