Hundred-Handed One
Creature — Giant
Vigilance
: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has reach and can block an additional ninety-nine creatures each combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #15578
Hundred-Handed One enters the battlefield as a 3/5 with reach, and its monstrosity mode turns it into a 11/11 that can block up to a hundred attackers — a wall that ends combat math for any ground-based aggressor. The six-mana monstrosity cost is steep, but Ruhan of the Fomori decks that need a reliable blocker to survive their own commander's random swings get real value here.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruhan of the Fomori
Ruhan of the Fomori attacks randomly and can't protect itself, so Hundred-Handed One fills the defensive gap — a single activated blocker that can hold off an entire board while Ruhan does the offense.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hundred-Handed One sees essentially no play in competitive formats — Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have cheaper, more efficient threats at every point on the curve, and a six-mana investment for a blocker doesn't compete there. Commander is where it lives, specifically in decks that need a one-card answer to go-wide token strategies or combat-heavy tables. Outside of that niche, even in Commander, Hundred-Handed One is too narrow and too slow to justify a slot in most lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Hundred-Handed One is deep bulk — a comfortable pickup if you've identified a specific deck that wants it. Bulk mythics rarely appreciate without a format breakout, and nothing on the horizon suggests one here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.