Garruk, Apex Predator
Legendary Planeswalker — Garruk
+1: Destroy another target planeswalker.
+1: Create a 3/3 black Beast creature token with deathtouch.
−3: Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
−8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets +5/+5 and gains trample until end of turn."
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 Commander
- Price
- $0.45
- EDHREC rank
- #8775
Garruk, Apex Predator arrives at seven mana and immediately destroys a planeswalker or slaps a 3/3 deathtouch Beast into play — either mode clears a threat the turn you cast him. That cost is the whole conversation: Carth the Lion is the natural home precisely because he pulls Garruk off the top and gets extra loyalty counters on him, but outside of dedicated planeswalker shells, seven mana for a walker that doesn't close games immediately is a tough sell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Carth the Lion
Carth the Lion's passive searches for Garruk, Apex Predator on every planeswalker death and adds an extra loyalty counter each turn, meaning Garruk hits his emblem-generating ultimate far faster than his base loyalty suggests — that combination is why nearly 70% of Carth decks run him.
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 |
Commander is where Garruk, Apex Predator earns his keep: the format's longer games give him time to accrue loyalty, and the planeswalker-heavy tables he's built to prey on are common enough that his destruction mode pulls weight. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy or Modern, seven mana is a near-disqualifying cost — those formats have ended the game or stabilized behind cheaper threats long before Garruk, Apex Predator resolves. Pioneer is theoretically legal but the same ceiling applies. Oathbreaker is his other real home, where he can serve as the commander himself in a Golgari shell and his ultimates become the deck's stated win condition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.45 bulk tier
At $0.45, Garruk, Apex Predator is firmly bulk — a seven-mana mythic planeswalker that never dominated a format rarely holds value, and supply from multiple printings has pushed him to near-floor pricing. For Commander players who want him in a Carth the Lion or Golgari planeswalker pile, there's no reason to hesitate at this price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.