Chainwhip Cyclops
Creature — Cyclops Warrior
: Target creature can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #28084
Chainwhip Cyclops trades a 3/3 body with haste for the price of tapping, making it a one-time reach tool stapled to a creature — useful exactly once unless you have untap effects. At four mana for a fragile beater with a narrow activated ability, it earns a roster spot only in decks that specifically reward that tap or care about dealing non-combat damage.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chainwhip Cyclops is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is low in every 60-card format where four mana buys substantially better threats. In Pauper it sits at common, but red has faster, more impactful options at the same slot. Commander is the most forgiving home — decks built around untap loops, tap synergies, or pinpoint damage triggers can extract repeated value from Chainwhip Cyclops in ways 60-card formats simply don't support.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Chainwhip Cyclops is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than order. Price stability is a non-issue; it will sit at this floor indefinitely unless a combo breakout makes it a sudden spec target, which the card's narrow text makes unlikely.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.