Clackbridge Troll
Creature — Troll
Trample, haste
When this creature enters, target opponent creates three 0/1 white Goat creature tokens.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, any opponent may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If a player does, tap this creature, you gain 3 life, and you draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine Promos
- Price
- $0.70
- EDHREC rank
- #5081
Clackbridge Troll puts an 8/8 trampler with haste on the table for five mana — the catch is that your opponents each get a 0/1 Goat token and can sacrifice it to shut the Troll down for a turn. In decks that want tokens on the other side of the table, like Grismold, the Dreadsower, that downside is the whole point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grismold, the Dreadsower
Grismold, the Dreadsower grows every time a creature dies, so the Goat tokens Clackbridge Troll hands out are free counters waiting to be cashed in — the 'drawback' is pure upside here.
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Massacre Girl, Known Killer wants small creatures entering and dying in volume, and Clackbridge Troll donates a fresh Goat to every opponent at the start of each combat, fueling her withering triggers turn after turn.
Toxrill, the Corrosive
Toxrill, the Corrosive turns opposing creatures into Slug tokens over time, and Clackbridge Troll's Goat distribution accelerates the board state Toxrill needs — more tokens to slime, more deaths to convert into even more Slugs.
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor creates tokens whenever opponents do, so each Goat Clackbridge Troll hands an opponent triggers Kambal's ability and pads your own board simultaneously.
Massacre Girl
Massacre Girl runs Clackbridge Troll for the same reason her Known Killer variant does — a steady stream of opponent-controlled bodies to trigger her weaken effects and chain into board wipes.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Clackbridge Troll occupies a specific niche: token-donation decks that profit off what opponents receive, where the Goat clause flips from liability to engine. Outside that context, paying five mana to give three opponents a blocker they can sacrifice to neutralize an 8/8 is a losing proposition in most pods. In Modern and Pioneer, Clackbridge Troll is legal but sees no meaningful play — five mana for a conditional beater is too slow and too easily answered in those formats. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest; the competition at that price point is absurd. Commander is the only home where Clackbridge Troll earns its slot, and even there, only in decks deliberately built around the token distribution.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.70 bulk tier
At $0.70, Clackbridge Troll is bulk, and that price reflects its narrow demand — it's a role-player in a specific Commander archetype, not a card that crosses over anywhere else. It's a safe buy for Grismold or Massacre Girl builds at this price, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.