Brutal Cathar // Moonrage Brute
Creature — Human Soldier Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Brutal Cathar, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.
Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #17438
Brutal Cathar // Moonrage Brute exiles a creature on entry, holds it hostage while it's on the battlefield, and then does it again every time it transforms — repeatable removal stapled to a body is the whole pitch. The cost is that the exile is conditional: the creature comes back if Brutal Cathar leaves, so it folds to bounce and flicker tricks your opponents control.
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, Brutal Cathar // Moonrage Brute earns its slot in white creature-based decks precisely because the removal recurs — commanders that blink or repeatedly untap it, like Brago, King Eternal or Lathiel-style lifegain shells running flicker packages, extract far more than the baseline one-exile-and-hold. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes in the three-drop slot against more efficient options and mostly shows up in creature-heavy white midrange lists that want the threat-plus-answer package on a single card. Legacy and Vintage have too many instant-speed answers to a 2/2 for it to see meaningful play. Commander is where Brutal Cathar // Moonrage Brute does its best work, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Brutal Cathar // Moonrage Brute is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or a cheap online order. It's unlikely to climb meaningfully given the supply from a widely opened set, so there's no urgency, but at this price there's also no reason to hesitate.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.