Galloping Lizrog
Creature — Frog Lizard
Trample
When this creature enters, you may remove any number of +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control. If you do, put twice that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #10565
Galloping Lizrog can enter as a double-digit threat on the same turn you play it, moving every +1/+1 counter off your other permanents onto itself — the payoff is immediate and enormous. The cost is real: you strip your board to fuel it, so Clement, the Worrywort decks that reload counters every turn are the ideal home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort generates +1/+1 counters at a pace that makes Galloping Lizrog a reliable threat rather than a one-shot gamble — Clement refills the board after the Lizrog vacuums counters, so the engine doesn't stall.
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore mills creatures onto the battlefield as Frogs with croak counters, giving Galloping Lizrog a dense pool of counters to absorb and land as a massive trampler in the same swing.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Galloping Lizrog is a Commander card through and through — the counter-doubling payoff only scales when you've had multiple turns to build a board, which the 100-card singleton format enables far better than 60-card formats. In Modern and Pioneer it's legally playable but competitively irrelevant; five mana for a creature with no enters-the-battlefield guarantee and total dependency on an existing counter board doesn't meet the bar in those formats. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it either — the raw power ceiling just isn't there against those fields. Stick to Commander, specifically counter-synergy decks, where Galloping Lizrog does exactly what it promises.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Galloping Lizrog is deep bulk — grab copies freely without any budget concern. It's unlikely to appreciate given its narrow niche, but for the decks that want it, the price is never a reason to leave it out.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Clement, the Worrywort
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.