Graven Dominator
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
Haunt (When this creature dies, exile it haunting target creature.)
When this creature enters or the creature it haunts dies, each other creature has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #29370
Graven Dominator lands and immediately halves every creature on the board — a one-sided Humility stapled to a 4/4 flier that attacks the next turn. Six mana is real, but a permanent that warps the battlefield the moment it enters earns its slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Graven Dominator does its best work — the more players at the table, the more creatures get capped, and a single permanent that neuters three opponents' boards simultaneously is a real swing. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but never sees play; six mana is a lifetime in those formats and the effect doesn't close games fast enough to justify the slot. Modern has the same problem: too slow and too conditional against the format's speed and interaction density. Oathbreaker is a plausible home for the same reason Commander is — multiplayer means the blanket effect scales up — but the compressed game length works against a six-drop that needs a turn to attack.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Graven Dominator is deep bulk — you're paying cardboard cost, not card cost. The effect is niche enough that a price spike is unlikely, but at this price there's no reason not to grab a copy if a Kaalia of the Vast or demon-tribal build wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.