Kor Hookmaster
Creature — Kor Soldier
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #24949
Kor Hookmaster enters and taps a creature, keeping it tapped through your opponent's next untap step — two turns of effective removal stapled to a 2/2 body for three mana. Solid Limited card, but that rate doesn't translate to competitive Constructed or Commander, where three mana buys permanent answers.
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 |
Kor Hookmaster is a Pauper-playable tempo piece in white aggressive or flicker shells, where blinking it repeatedly can lock down a key blocker indefinitely — that's the ceiling. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect is too slow and the body too small to matter. Commander is where Kor Hookmaster falls flattest: 100-card singleton dilutes consistency, opponents have three creatures that need answering, and the tap effect doesn't scale to the threats you'll face at a typical table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Kor Hookmaster is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box. Price stability is essentially guaranteed because demand is low and supply is enormous; it won't rise unless a flicker combo in Pauper breaks out around it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.