Gorehorn Minotaurs
Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Bloodthirst 2 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22009
Gorehorn Minotaurs is a 3/3 for four mana that becomes a 5/5 with trample if an opponent was dealt combat damage this turn — a body that punishes an already-winning board state. Outside of dedicated Minotaur tribal, there's no reason to run it over creatures that don't require setup to match their rate, and even Sethron, Hurloon General lists are better served by Minotaurs that generate value on entry.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General triggers off every nontoken Minotaur entering the battlefield, so Gorehorn Minotaurs at minimum cycles through that engine — but 18% inclusion in Sethron lists reflects how crowded the Minotaur pool is, and most of those slots go to creatures with unconditional upsides over a bloodthirst payoff.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gorehorn Minotaurs is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper it's the most plausible home — aggressive red decks can reliably trigger bloodthirst by turn four — but even there it competes with commons that provide haste or enter at a better baseline rate. In Commander, a 3/3 for four that requires a prior attacker to connect is too fragile to matter at a 100-card table where the baseline for four-mana creatures runs much higher. Legacy and Vintage are non-conversations; the card has no competitive role in either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Gorehorn Minotaurs is deep bulk — the price of filler, which is an accurate description. It won't rise unless Minotaur tribal receives a major competitive push, and nothing on the horizon suggests that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.