Hulking Cyclops
Creature — Cyclops
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Beatdown Box Set
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #30443
Hulking Cyclops puts a 7/7 body on the board for four mana — that's an efficient rate — but the inability to block makes it a liability against aggro and a tempo loss any time the board is contested. Pure beatdown filler; there are better four-drops in almost every shell that wants this effect.
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 |
In Commander, Hulking Cyclops is a 7/7 for four red mana that can't block — passable in a dedicated mono-red aggro build under a Purphoros, God of the Forge or similar damage-doubler, but it competes with creatures that bring actual utility. In Legacy and Vintage, the formats where it's technically legal, no competitive deck wants a vanilla 7/7 with a drawback when the format's threats win the game outright on earlier turns. Modern has long since outpaced Hulking Cyclops with creatures that provide the same or better stats plus relevant abilities. It's a bulk-bin card in every format it touches.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Hulking Cyclops sits firmly in bulk territory, and nothing about its power level suggests that changes. Buy it if a Cyclops tribal theme demands bodies, but don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.