Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Legendary Creature — Bear
Creature spells you cast with power 4 or greater cost 
less to cast.
Whenever Goreclaw attacks, each creature you control with power 4 or greater gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Price
- $0.93
- EDHREC rank
- #677
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma cuts the cost of every creature with power 4 or greater by two mana and hands them trample and +1/+1 on attacks — that's a cost-reduction engine and a combat finisher stapled to one four-mana body. It's the card you run in any green deck that wants to snowball big creatures into play ahead of schedule, and even in non-bear builds it outperforms niche legends like Acererak the Archlich in raw board impact; Ayula, Queen Among Bears is the one commander that turns it into a tribal cornerstone rather than a value piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Ayula, Queen Among Bears is the natural home — every bear Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma cheaps out triggers Ayula's fight or pump ability, turning a cost-reduction engine into a board-control loop where each discounted threat also clears a blocker or grows the team.
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Eshki, Temur's Roar wants a critical mass of large creatures in play quickly, and Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma delivers exactly that — shaving two mana off a five- or six-drop lets Eshki's fight and token effects come online a full turn earlier than they otherwise would.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate's entire gameplan is turning high-power creatures into unblockable threats, and Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma layers trample on top of that during combat — the combination means even a chump block does nothing, and the cost reduction lets the deck flood the board faster.
Nikya of the Old Ways
Nikya of the Old Ways doubles mana from lands but bars non-creature spells, so every piece of acceleration has to wear a creature body — Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma fits perfectly by discounting the deck's already-enormous creatures while contributing its own 6/6 body to the battlefield.
Yargle and Multani
Yargle and Multani arrives as a 9/5 for five mana, just above Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma's discount threshold, making it a two-mana 9/5 in practice — Goreclaw's attack trigger then grants trample, turning Yargle and Multani's raw power into a one-swing clock.
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 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma does its best work — the 100-card singleton environment is full of five- and six-drop creatures that become tempo-crushing when discounted by two, and the trample pump on attacks closes games that might otherwise stall behind chump blockers. In Modern and Pioneer the competition at four mana is steep and the payoff creatures that want the discount are harder to chain reliably, so it sees virtually no competitive play in those formats. Legacy and Vintage have access to more broken acceleration, making a four-mana creature that merely reduces costs look pedestrian by comparison. Oathbreaker can exploit it if the signature spell and planeswalker axis lean into large-creature payoffs, but that's a narrow build. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Acererak the ArchlichGoreclaw, Terror of Qal SismaGlittermongerChakram Retriever
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Acererak the ArchlichGoreclaw, Terror of Qal SismaUndercity ScroungerChakram Retriever
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Current price
$0.93 bulk tier
At $0.93, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma sits at the top of the bulk tier — you're getting a genuine engine card for less than a dollar, which is rare. The price is stable; it sees enough Commander demand across bear tribal and big-creature green to keep it from dropping further, but it's too format-specific to spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Acererak the Archlich
- Ayula, Queen Among Bears
- Eshki, Temur's Roar
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
- Nikya of the Old Ways
- Yargle and Multani
- Glittermonger
- Chakram Retriever
- Undercity Scrounger
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.