Centaur Battlemaster
Creature — Centaur Warrior
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25378
Centaur Battlemaster arrives as a 3/3 for five mana and grows by +3/+3 each time you target it with a spell or ability — stack a single pump spell and you have an 6/6, stack two and you're threatening a one-hit commander damage kill. The cost is real: five mana for a 3/3 baseline is inefficient, and it needs protection or it's just a bad vanilla.
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 |
Centaur Battlemaster sees essentially no play in competitive constructed — five mana is too slow for Modern, Legacy, or Pioneer, and the heroic payoff requires too much setup to compete with faster threats. In Commander it finds its only real home, specifically in aura-based voltron or heroic-themed decks where a single turn of spell stacking can produce a lethal attacker out of nowhere. Outside of a dedicated synergy shell, even in Commander, Centaur Battlemaster is too expensive and too removal-vulnerable to make a consistent impact.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Centaur Battlemaster is deep bulk — you'll pay more in shipping than for the card itself. Given its narrow application and absence from competitive play, there's no meaningful floor to speak of, so grab copies freely for any heroic or aura build without a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.