Crashing Centaur
Creature — Centaur
, Discard a card: This creature gains trample until end of turn.
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2 and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #30471
Crashing Centaur lands as a 4/4 with shroud for a single turn — hexproof-lite that blankets only until your next upkeep, then evaporates. Six mana for a vanilla 3/4 the rest of the time is not a deal worth making in 2024 Commander.
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 |
Crashing Centaur is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different words. In Commander, six mana buys you threats that close games or generate lasting value — Crashing Centaur does neither, and the one-turn shroud window doesn't survive a table with instant-speed interaction. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 3/4 for six with a conditional ability. Oathbreaker's faster, tighter games make a six-drop with no enters-the-battlefield effect a near-automatic cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Crashing Centaur is deep bulk — you'll find it in a dollar bin before you find a reason to put it in a deck. Price is stable because demand is essentially zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.