Laccolith Whelp
Creature — Beast
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
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #25155
Laccolith Whelp is a 1/1 for one red that deals its combat damage to a creature of your choice instead of blocking creatures — a niche effect that rarely justifies the slot. The ceiling is narrow enough that it belongs in dedicated Laccolith tribal or damage-redirection builds only.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Laccolith Whelp sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — the effect is too fragile and the body too small to matter in those formats. In Pauper, where commons must punch hard for their cost, a 1/1 with conditional damage redirection can't compete with the format's efficient aggro and removal suites. Commander is where Laccolith Whelp has its best — though still marginal — home, specifically in decks that care about dealing damage to creatures repeatedly or triggering enrage creatures, since the redirection effect lets you point damage at a Ripjaw Raptor or Polyraptor on command.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Laccolith Whelp is deep bulk — no demand pressure is going to change that. Pick it up freely for a tribal or enrage build, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.