Gorilla Chieftain
Creature — Ape
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Anthologies
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #16207
Gorilla Chieftain is a 3/3 for four mana with a regeneration ability — which is to say, it's a deeply underpowered body that barely justifies its slot anywhere outside a tribal list that specifically needs Gorilla count. The only home where it earns its place is Kibo, Uktabi Prince, and even there it's filler rather than engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince cares about Apes, and Gorilla Chieftain is one of the few creatures that checks that box — it's in roughly 25% of Kibo decks purely because the tribe is shallow enough that you run what exists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gorilla Chieftain is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it competes against commons with far better stats-to-cost ratios and sees no meaningful play. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a four-mana 3/3 with regenerate. Commander is the one format where Gorilla Chieftain sees any real inclusion, and that's entirely a tribal accident — Ape synergies under Kibo, Uktabi Prince force players to scrape the barrel, and this card is near the bottom of it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Gorilla Chieftain is bulk, and that price accurately reflects its power level. Demand is narrow enough that it won't climb unless a future Ape commander drives tribal interest, so don't expect this to be anything other than a cheap tribal slot-filler.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.