Bygone Colossus
Artifact Creature — Robot Giant
Warp 
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #5012
Bygone Colossus hits the board as an enormous indestructible threat that demands an answer before combat, and the cost of putting it there is essentially nothing if you're already doing what Eddie Brock decks want to do. This is a payoff card, not a support card — run it when you need something that closes games and laughs at removal.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock's symbiote-attachment gameplan generates the kind of board presence that makes Bygone Colossus a natural top-end threat — it's indestructible, so it survives the aggressive combats Eddie encourages, and nearly 58% of Eddie Brock decks already agree.
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite rewards running large creatures with eerie costs, and Bygone Colossus slots in as exactly the kind of oversized, hard-to-remove body that Herigast decks want to cheat into play or fling at opponents.
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought builds around massive flying creatures stacking power on the board, and Bygone Colossus adds indestructibility to that pile — over 52% of Dawnsire decks run it for that reason.
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride wants a beefy creature in play at all times for its saddle mechanic, and Bygone Colossus is one of the sturdiest options available — indestructible means it survives getting equipped and attacked into.
Megatron, Tyrant
Megatron, Tyrant leans on artifact synergies and big colorless threats, and Bygone Colossus fits cleanly into that shell as a high-power indestructible body that demands removal most decks don't have.
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 |
Bygone Colossus is legal across every major constructed format but finds essentially no competitive traction in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy — eight mana is a game-ending investment in those formats, and the payoff doesn't match what's available at that cost. Standard is the one non-Commander format where it has theoretical relevance, particularly in any big-creature or ramp shell that can reach eight mana reliably. Commander is where Bygone Colossus actually earns its slot: the slower pace, the prevalence of indestructible-hate like exile and bounce, and the multiplayer math all favor running a threat this large and resilient.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Bygone Colossus is bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. Given how heavily it shows up in Eddie Brock and Herigast builds, expect it to stay in this range unless a future set pushes indestructible-matters themes hard.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eddie Brock
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
- Megatron, Tyrant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.