Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear
Legendary Creature — Tiefling Druid // Legendary Creature — Bird Bear
Vigilance
When Casal enters, search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Whenever Casal attacks, you may pay 
. If you do, transform her.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Universes Within
- Price
- $14.10
- EDHREC rank
- #10682
Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear puts a trampling, ward-protected threat on the back half that doubles the power of every other attacking creature — that's a combat-warping effect stapled to a two-sided adventure creature. The front side tutors a creature card to hand while exploring, so you're never just casting a do-nothing setup piece.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear earns its slot — the format's longer game means you'll reliably cast both halves, and the Pathbreaker Owlbear's mass-pump trigger turns any wide board into a one-shot threat. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the card is far too slow for those formats; no competitive shell wants a five-mana transform creature. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, where the front half's creature tutor can find a signature spell-relevant body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Pathbreaker Ibex does nearly the same job as the Owlbear half for under $4 — it grants trample and scales power off your biggest creature rather than Casal's own stats, which is often comparable in a stompy board state. The trade-off is losing the front side's card selection entirely; Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear is the better card when you value the adventure tutor, but Ibex is the cut if you only want the finisher.
Price Context
Current price
$14.10 mid tier
At $14.10, Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear sits in the mid tier — noticeable but not budget-breaking for a card that fills two roles in one slot. It holds value as long as it stays a Commander staple; a reprint would drop it fast, but the unique adventure-into-finisher structure makes it a reasonable buy at this price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.