Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Oxen you control have double strike.
Whenever Bruse Tarl enters or attacks, exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, create a 2/2 white Ox creature token. Otherwise, you may cast it until the end of your next turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14661
Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher turns any combat into a double-strike, lifelink threat the moment he enters — no setup required, just an attack trigger that lands on your best creature. The four-mana cost is fair for that kind of immediate board impact, and the partner keyword doubles his value by letting you pair him with a second commander.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher is built to live — the partner mechanic means he never occupies a slot alone, and the enter-the-battlefield trigger dodges summoning sickness entirely, letting him affect the board the turn he arrives. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, he's technically legal but competes against far more efficient four-drops that don't rely on a triggered ability to generate value. Oathbreaker gives him an additional home if you're building around an aggressive planeswalker that wants combat support. The short answer: outside Commander, there's no real case for him.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Price data for Bruse Tarl, Roving Rancher isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. As a partner commander with a combat-focused role, his price typically tracks Commander demand rather than competitive constructed play, which keeps the ceiling moderate.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.