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Kresh the Bloodbraided

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh, where X is that creature's power.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{2}{B}{R}{G}
Color identity
BGR
Rarity
mythic
Set
From the Vault: Legends
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#8909
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Kresh the Bloodbraided card art
Kresh the Bloodbraided turns every creature death into a size upgrade, and in a format where creatures die constantly, he can become a one-shot kill threat fast. The cost is a five-mana legendary with no protection of his own — he needs support to survive long enough to swing, but cards like Animation Module and Ziatora, the Incinerator give him the scaffolding to close games.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ziatora, the Incinerator

Ziatora, the Incinerator

37.1% of decks · synergy 0.34

Ziatora, the Incinerator flings creatures as a free sacrifice outlet, and every creature that dies in the process feeds counters directly onto Kresh the Bloodbraided — each end step becomes a damage engine and a growth trigger simultaneously.

02
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder

Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder

16.5% of decks · synergy 0.13

Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder doubles power during combat, which means a sufficiently stacked Kresh the Bloodbraided doesn't need evasion to end the game — one swing at doubled power can take a player from 40 to zero.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Kresh the Bloodbraided — a 99-card singleton format filled with creature-heavy strategies means he routinely grows to lethal size without any active investment from his controller. In Legacy and Vintage he's technically legal but completely outclassed; a five-mana 3/3 with no immediate impact can't compete in formats defined by turn-one threats and free interaction. Oathbreaker is the only other format where Kresh the Bloodbraided has a plausible role, specifically in sacrifice-heavy builds where the signature spell doubles as a sacrifice outlet or removal spell to accelerate his growth.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Kresh the Bloodbraided isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest — as a mythic from a Commander-focused product with consistent demand, he rarely bottoms out. If you find him under a couple of dollars, it's a safe pickup for any Jund sacrifice build.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.