Highland Berserker
Creature — Human Berserker Ally
Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, you may have Ally creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #19124
Highland Berserker gives your entire attacking team first strike for one red mana, which is a lot of board impact stapled to a 2/1 body. It's a tribal roleplayer — outside of Dwarf or Party synergies, a cheaper anthem effect does more work.
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, Highland Berserker slots into Dwarf tribal lists or Party-count decks where the creature type pulls double duty, but a 2/1 with a conditional anthem rarely clears the 99-card bar outside those niches. In Pauper, where common-slot combat tricks matter and aggressive red decks want every edge, it sees occasional fringe play in tribal or go-wide builds. Legacy and Vintage have redundant options so far above this power band that Highland Berserker never enters the conversation. It's a card that does exactly what it says — no more, no less.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Highland Berserker is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. That price won't move; there's no competitive demand or scarcity angle to change it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.