Dalkovan Packbeasts
Creature — Ox
Vigilance
Mobilize 3 (Whenever this creature attacks, create three tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #6406
Dalkovan Packbeasts puts two bodies on the board for one card, and that alone does real work in token and creature-count strategies. Zurgo, Thunder's Decree is the obvious home — a commander that rewards flooding the board gets immediate returns from a spell that arrives with company.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree is exactly why Dalkovan Packbeasts shows up in two-thirds of those decks — the commander's ability to scale off creature count makes every two-for-one creature spell a priority, and Packbeasts delivers that at common-level cost.
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar wants a wide board to fuel its triggered effects, and Dalkovan Packbeasts contributes two bodies rather than one without asking for extra cards.
Zurgo Stormrender
Zurgo Stormrender cares about attacking with multiple creatures, so Dalkovan Packbeasts slots in as reliable early board presence that turns sideways the same turn Zurgo wants to rumble.
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
Neriv, Heart of the Storm benefits from creature density to maximize its storm-style triggers, and Dalkovan Packbeasts pads that count efficiently.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dalkovan Packbeasts is legal across every major constructed format but won't see play outside Commander — two vanilla bodies at that mana cost don't clear the bar in Modern, Pioneer, or Standard. In Commander it earns its slot specifically in token-density and go-wide strategies where creature count is a resource, not just a means to an end. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for the same reason that holds in lower-powered formats: the card does nothing that a live spell needs to do competitively. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer texture, so the same go-wide shells that want it there apply.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Dalkovan Packbeasts is firmly bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if you're building any go-wide Commander deck that wants it. Bulk commons at this price point don't move much in either direction, so there's no financial angle here beyond the fact that it costs less than a sleeve.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.