Centaur Veteran
Creature — Centaur
Trample
, Discard a card: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #30802
Centaur Veteran enters the battlefield and gains you 3 life — that's the whole card. A 3/3 for three mana with a minor lifegain trigger is well below the rate Commander demands, and no deck is clamoring for this effect.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Centaur Veteran is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but only Pauper gives it any breathing room — at common, a vanilla 3/3 with incidental lifegain is at least in the right price bracket for the format's creature curve. In Commander, three mana for 3 life and a 3/3 body doesn't move the needle; dedicated lifegain commanders like Oloro or Ayli want engines and payoffs, not one-shot triggers. Legacy and Vintage won't touch it. Pauper is the only format where this card is even a conversation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Centaur Veteran is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd ever order it. The price reflects the demand accurately: close to zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.