Crimson Roc
Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever this creature blocks a creature without flying, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #30862
Crimson Roc is a five-mana 3/3 flyer that creates a 1/1 Bird token when it attacks — reasonable stats, unimpressive rate. The effect is too slow and too small to justify the slot in most Commander decks.
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 |
Crimson Roc is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, a five-mana 3/3 that trickles out a single 1/1 on attack is far below the rate you need to compete at a 100-card table. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in this effect at this cost — the formats simply don't allow for that kind of inefficiency. Oathbreaker is the only shell where Crimson Roc could theoretically slot in, specifically under a token-generating or Birds-matter signature spell, but even there stronger options exist at the same price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Crimson Roc is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. That price is unlikely to move meaningfully without an unexpected tribal or token synergy spike, so there's no reason to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.