Invading Manticore
Creature — Zombie Manticore
When this creature enters, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23541
Invading Manticore lands as a 4/4 flying body and immediately steals a creature from an opponent's graveyard until it leaves the battlefield — that's a two-for-one threat stapled to a clock. Six mana is the honest cost, and it's fair for what you get.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Invading Manticore earns its slot in reanimator-adjacent red decks that want to pressure opponents while recycling threats from graveyards — yours or theirs. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate case as a common finisher with built-in value against any graveyard-heavy opponent. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage the competition at six mana is brutal and Invading Manticore doesn't clear the bar for constructed play. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: worth considering in red shells that lack native black reanimation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Invading Manticore sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without hesitation if the effect fits your deck. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless a new commander breaks them, so treat this as a pure functionality buy, not a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.