Heavy Infantry
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29233
Heavy Infantry enters and taps a creature — a removal-adjacent effect stapled to a 3/4 body for five mana. The cost is the problem: five mana for a tempo play that doesn't permanently answer anything is too slow in nearly every format.
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 |
Heavy Infantry is a bulk common that sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, five mana for a enters-tapped effect is a significant overpayment when actual removal is plentiful and cheap. Pauper is the only context where the card is even worth mentioning — the format's constraints on card quality narrow the field — but even there, better tempo options exist at lower cost. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage are non-starters; Heavy Infantry doesn't come close to the efficiency bar those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
Heavy Infantry sits at $0.10, firmly in bulk territory, and that price accurately reflects its power level. Don't expect movement — this is a card you find in a commons box, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.