Inescapable Brute
Creature — Giant Warrior
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
This creature must be blocked if able.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #27828
Inescapable Brute hits the table as a 6/5 with trample and the ability to force one-on-one combats, making it a genuine threat that opponents have to answer. Six mana is a real ask, but you're getting a body that demands removal and reshapes combat math the turn it arrives.
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, Inescapable Brute does real work in Gruul or mono-red decks that want to push damage through — the forced-combat rider threatens one player at a time and can disrupt blocking strategies across the table. In Pauper, a 6/5 trample at common is above rate for the format's creature ceiling, and the combat ability has genuine teeth in slower midrange matchups. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters for Inescapable Brute — six mana buys you far more impactful threats in those formats, and the effect doesn't come close to compensating for the tempo cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Inescapable Brute is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price holds because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a Commander build puts it on the map.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.