Goldenhide Ox
Enchantment Creature — Ox
Constellation — Whenever this creature or another enchantment you control enters, target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24793
Goldenhide Ox resolves and immediately replaces itself with a constellation trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control — reasonable upside stapled to a six-mana 4/5. The problem is that six mana for a vanilla-statted body with a one-time enters-the-battlefield effect is exactly the kind of card competitive Commander has long since outgrown.
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 |
Goldenhide Ox is a Commander card, full stop — and even there it occupies a narrow lane. Constellation decks in green or Selesnya can find a home for it, but the competition at six mana is fierce and most constellation payoffs come stapled to cheaper permanents. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is legal but entirely irrelevant; no competitive or even casual constructed deck wants a six-mana 4/5 with a one-time triggered ability when those formats offer far more efficient threats and enchantment payoffs at a fraction of the cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Goldenhide Ox is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder's back pages and stays there. There is no demand pressure to push this higher, so treat it as a free inclusion if you have a copy and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.