Frenetic Raptor
Creature — Dinosaur Beast
Beasts can't block.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30200
Frenetic Raptor locks down every other creature's activated abilities for as long as it's in play — a blanket stax effect stapled to a 6/6 trampler. The cost is steep: your own creatures are silenced too, so it only belongs in decks that win through combat damage and don't rely on tap abilities.
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 |
In Commander, Frenetic Raptor is a niche hate piece that shuts off mana dorks, sacrifice outlets, tap-for-effect engines, and anything that wins through activated abilities — all at once. The catch is symmetry, which means it belongs in aggressive creature decks that close games with attacks rather than activations. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats but too fast and too focused on non-creature permanents for a six-mana 6/6 to matter. Oathbreaker is the same story as Commander at a smaller table, where the symmetry tax may be even harder to manage.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Frenetic Raptor is deep bulk — no financial barrier to picking up a copy. The effect is narrow enough that demand stays low, so don't expect this to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.