Gorilla Shaman
Creature — Ape Shaman
: Destroy target noncreature artifact with mana value X.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #7920
Gorilla Shaman eats artifacts for breakfast — specifically, it threatens to grind down any zero-cost artifact one activation at a time, turning token treasures and Moxen into dead weight against it. In Kibo, Uktabi Prince decks, that effect stops being a threat and becomes a systematic engine, since Kibo hands opponents Banana tokens that beg to be destroyed.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince generates Banana artifacts for your opponents, and Gorilla Shaman is the natural predator — one mana per Banana converts them into death triggers that feed Kibo's power-and-toughness engine while denying opponents the life gain.
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron exiles creatures to put +1/+1 counters on her, and Gorilla Shaman's activated ability gets copied onto any creature she's buffed — that means every creature in the yard becomes a potential artifact grinder without replaying the Shaman.
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 |
In Commander, Gorilla Shaman is a role-player, not a staple — it slots into artifact-hate packages and Kibo decks specifically, with diminishing returns anywhere else. Pauper is where Gorilla Shaman has historically mattered most: zero-cost artifact removal at common is rare, and the Shaman keeps Affinity-style strategies honest. In Legacy, it sees fringe sideboard play as Mox hate, though Null Rod effects often do the same job passively. Vintage gives it the richest targets but also the tightest competition for sideboard slots.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Gorilla Shaman is bulk — you're picking it up as an afterthought in a package order, not hunting it down. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless Kibo decks surge in popularity or a pauper Affinity variant breaks out.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.