Intimidator Initiate
Creature — Goblin Shaman
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay 
. If you do, target creature can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24545
Intimidator Initiate makes blockers irrelevant for your whole team whenever you cast a red spell — the effect is board-wide and triggers repeatedly through a single turn. The cost is that it does nothing on its own and requires a red-spell-dense deck to fire consistently.
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, Intimidator Initiate earns its slot in aggressive red or red-heavy multicolor decks that cast several spells per turn — token swarms and storm-adjacent builds in particular get repeated evasion triggers in a single combat step. In Pauper, it's a fringe consideration in goblin or burn-adjacent aggro shells, though most lists prefer direct damage over conditional evasion. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to it, but those formats demand faster, more impactful one-drops — Intimidator Initiate's ceiling doesn't compete there. It's simply too passive for non-rotating constructed; Commander is where its trigger frequency makes it meaningful.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Intimidator Initiate is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking about it. Bulk rares and commons at this price rarely move unless they show up in a prominent deck tech, so don't expect the tag to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.