Kraul Harpooner
Creature — Insect Warrior
Reach
Undergrowth — When this creature enters, choose up to one target creature you don't control with flying. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard, then you may have this creature fight that creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13658
Kraul Harpooner enters the battlefield and immediately kills a flier, which means you're getting a 3/2 reach creature plus a removal spell stapled together for two mana. In any insect-heavy Commander build — especially Grist, the Hunger Tide — the reach body sticks around to block and the removal effect triggers before opponents can respond with protection.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Grist, the Hunger Tide mills insects into the graveyard constantly, which means Kraul Harpooner's fight trigger arrives loaded with extra power — often enough to one-shot whatever flier is threatening the board.
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord's engine rewards playing insects at every point on the curve, and Kraul Harpooner fills the two-drop slot while doubling as interactive removal against the evasive threats that would otherwise fly over Zask's ground-based army.
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 |
In Commander, Kraul Harpooner earns its slot in any insect or graveyard-matters shell — the fight effect scales with graveyard size, and those decks fill the yard fast enough to turn it into unconditional removal for most relevant fliers. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees occasional sideboard play as a hedge against flying-heavy strategies, though the payoff is narrower without dedicated insect synergy propping up the power count. Legacy and Vintage have cleaner answers to fliers and more powerful two-drop options, so Kraul Harpooner doesn't crack those formats competitively.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Kraul Harpooner, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. As a common-rarity uncommon from a widely opened set, it typically sits in bulk-to-low-value territory, making it an easy pickup whenever you're ordering.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Grist, the Hunger Tide
- Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.