Citanul Centaurs
Creature — Centaur
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Echo 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.85
- EDHREC rank
- #29966
Citanul Centaurs is a 8/4 for four mana — one of the best stats-per-mana ratios in green — with the significant asterisk that it can't be targeted by your own spells or abilities. That restriction makes it a niche roleplayer rather than a staple: powerful in shells that never need to buff their creatures, unplayable in aura or +1/+1 counter strategies.
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 |
In Commander, Citanul Centaurs is a narrow include — the stat line is genuinely impressive, but the self-targeting restriction rules it out of any deck that wants to equip, enchant, or counter-buff its creatures, which covers most green strategies. Legacy and Vintage could theoretically use it, but neither format has ever wanted a vanilla-adjacent four-mana creature when faster threats dominate. Citanul Centaurs finds its clearest home in Commander decks that win through raw power and combat damage without leaning on auras or equipment — think Selvala, Heart of the Wilds or Surrak Dragonclaw shells that just want a big body attacking on curve.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.85 bulk tier
At $0.85, Citanul Centaurs sits firmly in bulk rare territory, and demand is narrow enough that there's no pressure driving it higher. It's a low-risk pickup for the specific decks that want it, but don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.