Erithizon
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature of defending player's choice.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #30417
Erithizon puts a continuous thorn counter engine on the board — creatures that deal combat damage to it get a counter, and creatures with counters deal damage equal to their power to any target when they die. The cost is a five-mana 3/4 body that does nothing the turn it arrives, which means it needs a protected board state to pay off.
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 |
Commander is the right home for Erithizon — the format's slower pace gives it time to generate value, and the 100-card singleton environment rewards unique engines that opponents can't easily predict. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but never sees play; five mana for a creature with no immediate impact is disqualifying in formats where games end on turn one or two. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer rhythm that Erithizon is playable there in the right shell, particularly alongside a planeswalker that generates attackers or creatures with existing +1/+1 counters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Erithizon is bulk — easy to pick up without budget concerns. As a newly printed card with a narrow niche, the price is likely to stay in this range unless a specific combo or commander shell pushes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.