Faunsbane Troll
Creature — Troll
When this creature enters, create a Monster Role token attached to it. (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has trample.)
, Sacrifice an Aura attached to this creature: This creature fights target creature you don't control. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #27352
Faunsbane Troll threatens to eat every creature on the board — if you can keep feeding it Auras, it grows and devours opposing permanents for free. The cost is real: it does nothing without Aura support, making it a blank in any deck that doesn't commit to that axis.
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 |
In Commander, Faunsbane Troll slots cleanly into Aura-centric builds where the enchantment density is already high enough to fuel consistent activations — think Siona, Captain of the Pyleas or Tiana, Ship's Caretaker shells that generate Auras as a byproduct of their game plan. Outside of those synergy homes, five mana for a conditional removal engine is too slow and too fragile for the format's removal-dense tables. In 60-card formats, Faunsbane Troll is legal in Modern, Pioneer, and Standard, but the Aura-aggro decks in those formats generally want cheaper threats that close games rather than a five-drop that trades resources. It's a Commander card wearing a Standard-legal frame.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Faunsbane Troll is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or bulk bin without a second thought. Niche Aura commanders will run it, but the demand ceiling is low enough that this price is likely permanent.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.