Kargan Intimidator
Creature — Human Warrior
Cowards can't block Warriors.
: Choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn —
• This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Target creature becomes a Coward until end of turn.
• Target Warrior gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Zendikar Rising Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11261
Kargan Intimidator turns your board into an unblockable threat engine and a Coward factory on demand — all on a two-mana body that does something the turn it lands. In Gornog, the Red Reaper decks specifically, the ability to force chump assignments or clear a path for your biggest attacker is exactly what a dedicated combat deck wants.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper rewards you for sending damage through, and Kargan Intimidator does exactly that — making blockers into Cowards so your largest attacker walks in uncontested, triggering Gornog's damage-based payoffs turn after turn.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kargan Intimidator is a Commander card through and through — the incremental, repeated activation of its Coward-making ability compounds across a long game in a way a 60-card format rarely gives you time to exploit. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too low-impact against decks that either go under it or simply don't care about combat manipulation at that pace. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a two-mana 2/1 with an activated ability when the format is decided long before combat politics matter. Commander is the one format where opponents have blockers worth neutering, games go long enough to spend mana on Coward taxes repeatedly, and a single Intimidator can swing a combat step in your favor multiple turns running.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Kargan Intimidator at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current market price. Given its near-universal inclusion in Gornog, the Red Reaper lists and narrow appeal outside that home, expect it to sit in bulk-to-low-value range unless Gornog spikes in popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.