Gloom Pangolin
Creature — Nightmare Pangolin
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24387
Gloom Pangolin is a 2/4 defender for four mana with ward 2 — a sticky blocker that punishes targeted removal, but a blocker is all it is. No evasion, no relevant enters-the-battlefield trigger, no upside beyond sitting in the way; most decks have better options at this slot.
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 |
Gloom Pangolin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a four-mana 2/4 with ward 2 doesn't move the needle — the format rewards proactive threats and answers, not passive walls. Pauper is the one format where a resilient, taxing blocker on a common can earn a niche in defensive or stall-based strategies, but even there Gloom Pangolin has to compete against cheaper bodies with more relevant abilities. Across competitive formats, it doesn't show up.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Gloom Pangolin sits firmly in bulk territory, which is exactly where its power level prices it. The low cost reflects low demand — pick it up freely if a specific defender-matters build calls for it, but don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.