Goring Ceratops
Creature — Dinosaur
Double strike
Whenever this creature attacks, other creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6177
Goring Ceratops gives your entire attacking force double strike the moment it swings — at six mana on a 4/4 body, that's a one-card alpha-strike enabler that ends stalled board states on the spot. In a Gishath, Sun's Avatar deck that can cheat it into play for free, the cost becomes irrelevant and the effect just wins games.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar cheats Goring Ceratops directly onto the battlefield off combat damage triggers, so the seven-mana price tag disappears entirely — and once Goring Ceratops is out, the next Gishath attack hits with double strike across every Dinosaur that piled in.
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Atla Palani, Nest Tender cracks eggs into massive creatures, and Goring Ceratops arriving off an egg immediately converts every other creature you animate that turn into a double-strike threat.
Ghalta and Mavren
Ghalta and Mavren generates wide Vampire token boards on top of a massive green body, and Goring Ceratops turns that whole crowd into double-strike attackers — one swing can close the game from nowhere.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
Zacama, Primal Calamity decks run enough ramp to cast Goring Ceratops fairly and enough large bodies to make the double-strike trigger immediately threatening the turn it lands.
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 Goring Ceratops actually belongs — the Dinosaur type line matters for Gishath, Sun's Avatar synergies, and the double-strike-on-attack ability scales with wide boards in a way that 1v1 formats rarely produce. In Modern or Pioneer it's unplayable; six mana for a 4/4 with a may-ability doesn't come close to competing with what those formats demand at that cost. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for the same reason. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Goring Ceratops is a bulk rare — price data isn't available here, but it consistently sits in the $0.25–$0.50 range at most vendors. At that price, it's a zero-hesitation pickup for any Dinosaur tribal build.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.