Lavakin Brawler
Creature — Elemental Warrior
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each Elemental you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #23563
Lavakin Brawler enters as a 0/3 and grows by +1/+0 for each Elemental you control, making its attack value entirely dependent on board state. In any dedicated Elemental tribal shell it can threaten meaningful damage, but outside that context it's a vanilla body that doesn't justify the four-mana ask.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lavakin Brawler is a Commander card first and foremost — Elemental tribal has enough critical mass in the format to make the scaling ceiling real, especially in decks helmed by commanders that generate or care about Elementals. In Pauper, the common slot is crowded with more reliable threats, and Elemental synergy is narrow enough that Lavakin Brawler sits on the fringe. In Modern and Pioneer the four-mana slot demands immediate board impact, and a creature that enters as a 0/3 simply doesn't meet that bar against faster clocks. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Lavakin Brawler is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if an Elemental tribal Commander deck calls for it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price tier don't move, so there's no urgency and no ceiling worth tracking.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.