Chaos Terminator Lord
Creature — Astartes Warrior
Lord of Chaos — At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10865
Chaos Terminator Lord lands on the table and immediately hands every attacking creature double strike and first strike, turning a mediocre board into a lethal threat in a single combat step. That impact comes stapled to a hefty mana investment, but in a deck like Gornog, the Red Reaper that rewards combat aggression, the payoff justifies the cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper scales on life lost in combat, and Chaos Terminator Lord turns every attacker into a double-striking machine — creatures deal their damage twice, accelerating Gornog's damage triggers and making already-threatening boards outright lethal.
Abaddon the Despoiler
Abaddon the Despoiler rewards casting spells with cascade, and Chaos Terminator Lord slots into that Warhammer 40K creature package as a top-end combat finisher — once Abaddon is churning through the deck, Chaos Terminator Lord closes the game on the swing that matters.
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 Chaos Terminator Lord actually gets to do its job — multiplayer boards are wide, double strike across all attackers is a one-card game-ender, and the cost is sustainable in a format built around big mana. Legacy and Vintage are legal in principle, but a five-plus mana creature with no enter-the-battlefield effect and no protection has no competitive footing in either format. Oathbreaker is the one other home worth mentioning: a go-wide aggressive signature spell can set up a Chaos Terminator Lord activation for a clean kill, but the format's smaller game count makes consistency harder to build around.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Chaos Terminator Lord isn't available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. As a Universes Beyond creature with a narrow but dedicated Commander audience, expect prices to track closely with the Warhammer 40K precon market — spikes are possible around reprint announcements.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
- Abaddon the Despoiler
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.