Force of Savagery
Creature — Elemental
Trample
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #16427
Force of Savagery is an 8/0 for three mana — it dies immediately unless something raises its toughness, which means it does nothing in isolation. Run it only in decks that can grant toughness the moment it enters; everywhere else it's a blank.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Force of Savagery is a build-around piece rather than a generically playable card — it slots into specific toughness-matters or death-trigger shells and does nothing outside them. Legacy and Vintage have the density of pump spells and instant-speed toughness grants to make it a fringe combo piece, particularly alongside Mutagenic Growth or similar effects, but it hasn't broken through in either format. Modern lacks the combo infrastructure to abuse it reliably, so it remains a curiosity there. Force of Savagery is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, which effectively limits its competitive relevance to Commander, where its synergy ceiling is high enough to justify inclusion in the right 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Force of Savagery is firmly bulk — the price reflects how narrow it is rather than any lack of ceiling in the right deck. It's unlikely to spike meaningfully unless a new commander makes toughness-granting on entry a dominant archetype, so pick up copies for your build without concern.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.