Hammer Dropper
Creature — Giant Soldier
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #22921
Hammer Dropper enters as a 4/3 with trample across two bodies — a 3/2 and a 1/1 — which is a reasonable rate for four mana but unremarkable without synergy. It earns a slot only in decks that specifically reward token generation, +1/+1 counters, or populate effects; outside those contexts, better four-drops exist.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hammer Dropper is a bulk common in every format it's legal in, and competitive play ignores it entirely — Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have four-drop creature options that either close games faster or generate more value. In Pauper, the split-body design is mildly interesting for go-wide commons strategies but doesn't clear the bar for top lists. Commander is where Hammer Dropper has the most plausible home: token doublers, populate commanders, or +1/+1 counter synergies can extract incremental value from two bodies, though even there it's firmly a budget roleplayer rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Hammer Dropper is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card power. Don't expect price movement; this sits in bulk bins indefinitely unless a future mechanic makes split-body enters-the-battlefield triggers newly exploitable.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.