Canyon Crab
Creature — Crab
: This creature gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, if you haven't cast a spell from your hand this turn, draw a card, then discard a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #15096
Canyon Crab enters as a 0/8 Wall that also mills the opponent for eight — a surprising amount of pressure on the board and the library for two mana. Outside of dedicated Charix, the Raging Isle builds, though, that body doesn't attack and the mill rarely closes a game on its own.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Islands you control, and Canyon Crab is an Island — so it pumps Charix while also being a blocker that stonewalls most early aggression.
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 |
Canyon Crab is legal everywhere but Pauper, and it doesn't belong anywhere but Commander. In competitive 60-card formats the combination of a do-nothing blocker and incidental mill is far too slow to matter. In Commander, the only home that wants it is Charix, the Raging Isle, where the Island subtype directly translates into commander damage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Canyon Crab is pure bulk — pick it out of a common box rather than buying it. Demand is narrow enough that the price has nowhere meaningful to go.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.