Dwarven Soldier
Creature — Dwarf Soldier
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by one or more Orcs, this creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #26083
Dwarven Soldier is a vanilla 2/3 for three mana with a conditional toughness-reduction ability that almost never matters — the floor and the ceiling are the same card. There is no competitive context in which this is the right creature for the slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dwarven Soldier is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 2/3 for three with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no meaningful ability competes against hundreds of better options at the same cost. Pauper is the one format where commons get a fair look, but even there the bar for a three-mana creature is a relevant body or a relevant ability — Dwarven Soldier clears neither. Legacy and Vintage don't register; the card simply doesn't exist in those conversations.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Dwarven Soldier sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects exactly what the card is worth. It won't climb — there's no competitive demand, no casual appeal, and no scarcity driving a floor higher than a dime box.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.