Bristling Boar
Creature — Boar
This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #23936
Bristling Boar trades evasion for raw resilience — a 4/3 that can't be blocked by multiple creatures means it connects reliably against go-wide boards, but four mana for a 4/3 with no enters-the-battlefield effect is a steep ask in any powered environment. It's a fine role-player in focused Boar-tribal or Fog-adjacent green builds; everywhere else, the card slot costs more than the effect is worth.
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 |
Bristling Boar is a bulk common in every format that matters, and that's the ceiling. In Commander, the pseudo-unblockable ability has marginal value — most green decks win through overwhelming board states or combo, not by sneaking a 4/3 through blockers. Pauper is the one format where efficient common creatures at four mana get scrutinized, and Bristling Boar doesn't clear that bar when green has access to better-statted threats with actual upside. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Bristling Boar is deep bulk — buy it without thinking about the price tag if you need it. That floor is stable; there's no spike scenario for a common vanilla-adjacent creature with no combo relevance.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.