Laccolith Warrior
Creature — Beast Warrior
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29887
Laccolith Warrior deals its combat damage to a creature of your choice rather than the blocker — a 3/3 that can snipe a key utility creature every time it swings. The payoff is real, but a 3/3 for three mana with no evasion rarely survives long enough to matter in Commander.
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 |
In Commander, Laccolith Warrior occupies the awkward middle ground where the ability is genuinely useful but the stat line doesn't justify the slot — three mana for a 3/3 with no protection means it dies before it redirects more than one or two hits. Legacy and Vintage are the only other legal formats, and neither has ever given Laccolith Warrior a second look; creature-based strategies in those formats demand far more efficiency. Oathbreaker shares Commander's general power level, and the same verdict applies: the redirection effect is fun in theory, consistently underwhelming in practice.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Laccolith Warrior is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without trying. That price is stable because demand is essentially zero, so don't expect it to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.