Frenzied Arynx
Creature — Cat Beast
Riot (This creature enters with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.)
Trample
: This creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #23337
Frenzied Arynx is a 3/3 for five mana that can pump itself and gain trample by paying four more mana — the rate is simply too far behind the curve to matter. Bulk rare territory: you're paying a premium in both mana and card slots for a vanilla-sized body with an overcosted activated ability.
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 |
Frenzied Arynx is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper it's not eligible by rarity, and in every other format the competition at five mana is simply too stiff — Modern and Pioneer are running threats that close games on their own at this cost. Commander is the most forgiving format for midrange creatures, but even there Frenzied Arynx asks too much mana to become relevant and offers too little when it does.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Frenzied Arynx sits firmly in bulk territory — the price accurately reflects its power level. Don't expect movement; bulk creatures with no combo applications or competitive homes stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.