Hunted Lammasu
Creature — Lammasu
Flying
When this creature enters, target opponent creates a 4/4 black Horror creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2021
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #14554
Hunted Lammasu lands a 4/4 flying body for four mana, then immediately hands an opponent four 1/1 Horror tokens — a swing that rarely favors you unless your deck profits from creatures entering on the other side of the table. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor turns every one of those Horrors into a life-drain trigger, which is exactly the context that makes Hunted Lammasu worth running.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor taxes every creature an opponent plays, so the four Horror tokens Hunted Lammasu donates translate directly into four life-drain triggers — the downside becomes the engine.
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, Hunted Lammasu is a niche role-player rather than a staple: the Horror gift is a liability in most white decks, but token-punishment builds centered on Kambal, Profiteering Mayor or similar drain commanders flip the math entirely. In Legacy and Vintage, a four-mana 4/4 flyer with a significant drawback competes against far more efficient threats and sees essentially no play. Modern is the same story — the rate is too slow and the opponent benefit too steep for any serious shell. Hunted Lammasu's home is Commander, and only in the narrow wedge of decks built to punish or exploit the tokens it creates.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Hunted Lammasu sits firmly in bulk territory, which tracks — demand is too narrow to push the price higher. It holds that floor reliably, so there's no urgency to buy in quantity, but picking up a copy costs less than a sleeve.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.