Fortress Crab
Creature — Crab
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #18216
Fortress Crab is a 0/6 for four mana — pure defensive bulk with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword abilities, and no way to press an advantage on its own. The one place it earns a slot is Charix, the Raging Isle, where a high-toughness Crab directly fuels the commander's damage output.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle uses its own toughness as its power when attacking, so stacking the board with high-toughness Crabs like Fortress Crab raises the tribal ceiling and keeps your blockers alive long enough to swing for lethal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fortress Crab is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth is mostly academic — a vanilla 0/6 for four doesn't compete in any 60-card format where tempo and card quality matter. In Pauper it sits below the playability floor; stall decks have access to better walls at cheaper costs. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there Fortress Crab is a strict role-player in Charix, the Raging Isle lists rather than a broadly useful pickup.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Fortress Crab is deep bulk — you'll find it in commons boxes at virtually no cost. There's no financial upside to track here; buy it for pennies if Charix, the Raging Isle is your commander, and don't give the price a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.