Garenbrig Carver // Shield's Might
Creature — Human Warrior // Instant — Adventure
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #20664
Garenbrig Carver // Shield's Might puts a 3/3 trample body on board for three mana and then converts into a pump spell that grants +2/+2 and trample on the back half — two modes of relevant pressure stapled together. The rate is unspectacular, but the flexibility is real and the floor is never zero.
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 |
In Commander, Garenbrig Carver // Shield's Might is a fringe inclusion — the creature side is underpowered for a 100-card singleton format where three mana buys you much more threatening bodies, and the adventure half rarely justifies a deck slot on its own. Pauper is the format where this card has the most honest case: a 3/3 trample for three is a real clock at common, and Shield's Might can push lethal through blockers in green stompy or gruul aggro shells. Modern and Pioneer have better options at every point on the curve, so Garenbrig Carver // Shield's Might stays on the shelf there. Legacy and Vintage don't look twice at it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Garenbrig Carver // Shield's Might is pure bulk — pick it up from a common box rather than paying shipping for a single copy. There's no meaningful demand driver that would move this off the floor, so treat it as a free inclusion if the effect is what your deck needs.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.