Jaws, Relentless Predator
Legendary Creature — Shark
Trample, haste
Whenever Jaws deals combat damage to a player, create that many Blood tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, 
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever a noncreature artifact is sacrificed or destroyed, Jaws deals 1 damage to each opponent.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $139.58
- EDHREC rank
- #10956
Jaws, Relentless Predator lands as a massive flying threat that draws cards on damage — the kind of card advantage engine that takes over a game if it connects even once. Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark decks are the natural home, but any Commander shell that wants a self-replacing finisher should be looking here.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark runs on wheel effects and card-draw triggers, and Jaws, Relentless Predator feeds both sides of that engine — the draw-on-damage clause generates more wheel fuel while the shark's size scales with every discard.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Jaws, Relentless Predator actually matters — 13% inclusion across Brallin decks is significant for a card at this price point, and the combination of evasion plus card draw maps cleanly onto the multiplayer long game. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal, but a six-mana creature with no protection and no immediate board impact doesn't compete with those formats' threats and interaction density. Oathbreaker is similarly legal but rarely the right call — the 20-life starting total means the game often ends before a six-drop with no haste establishes dominance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Bident of Thassa and Coastal Piracy do most of the draw-on-damage work at a fraction of the cost, though they lack the flying body that makes Jaws, Relentless Predator a threat in its own right. If the body matters, Shadrix Silverquill or Consecrated Sphinx offer comparable card-advantage density in the same mana range without the premium price tag.
Price Context
Current price
$139.58 premium tier
At $139.58, Jaws, Relentless Predator sits firmly in premium territory — the kind of price that demands the card be a centerpiece rather than a role-player. It holds that value as long as shark-tribal and wheel-based Commander decks stay popular, but it's a hard sell in any shell where cheaper draw engines cover the same ground.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.