Chained Brute
Creature — Devil
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step., Sacrifice another creature: Untap this creature. Activate only during your turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #20470
Chained Brute is a 4/3 for one red mana — the stat line is absurd, and the downside is nearly neutralized the moment you pair it with Elemental Mastery or slot it into a Zurzoth, Chaos Rider deck that wants untap triggers anyway. Outside of those setups, the "doesn't untap unless you sacrifice a creature" clause is a real cost that limits its role to decks explicitly built to ignore it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider generates Devil tokens on every opponent's draw, giving you a steady stream of sacrifice fodder to pay the untap cost — Chained Brute goes from a clunky beater to a free-swinging 4/3 that fits the engine perfectly.
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 |
Chained Brute is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's effectively a Commander card — the untap restriction is too parasitic for Legacy and Vintage, where a one-mana 4/3 would need to be unconditional to compete. In Commander, the multiplayer environment means sacrifice outlets, token generators, and untap synergies are everywhere, which transforms the downside from a liability into a deckbuilding prompt. Oathbreaker is the only other format where it plausibly slots in, again only in a deck built to feed it creatures.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Elemental MasteryChained BruteAshnod's Altar
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Elemental MasteryChained BruteThermopod
Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite red mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Elemental MasteryChained BruteMana Echoes
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Elemental MasteryChained BrutePhyrexian Altar
Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Chained Brute is pure bulk — you're paying draft-chaff prices for a card with a real niche. The price is stable at the floor and unlikely to move unless a high-profile sacrifice or untap commander pushes demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.