Hooded Horror
Creature — Horror
This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls the most creatures or is tied for the most.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #26549
Hooded Horror hits the table as an unblockable 4/4 in any game where you don't have the most creatures — a condition that's almost always true in Commander's multi-player chaos. Five mana for that effect is fair, not exciting, but the guaranteed damage throughput is real.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hooded Horror actually functions: four players means someone almost always controls more creatures than you, so the unblockable clause is live from turn one it enters. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes against threats that win games outright for the same or less mana, so it never sees play. Oathbreaker is a closer fit than the 60-card formats — smaller tables tighten the math on who has the most creatures, but the effect still earns its slot in the right shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Hooded Horror is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable by default; there's no competitive demand to push it up and no reprint risk that matters at this floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.