Lowland Basilisk
Creature — Basilisk
Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30022
Lowland Basilisk trades with anything it blocks or blocks it, which sounds useful until you notice it costs four mana for a 1/3 that does nothing the turn it enters. Passive deathtouch blockers at this price point are outclassed by creatures that threaten the board rather than just deter attacks.
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 |
Lowland Basilisk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing meaningful play in none of them. In Commander, deathtouch creatures earn their slot by doing something beyond sitting back — think Saryth, the Viper's Fang enabling reach or Chevill, Bane of Monsters drawing cards; Lowland Basilisk offers neither. Pauper is the one format where it could theoretically show up in a stall-heavy green shell, but even there the competition at common is stiff enough that it rarely makes the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Lowland Basilisk isn't currently available, but as a common-level creature with no competitive demand, copies routinely show up in bulk bins for under $0.25. There's no meaningful reason to pay a premium — if you want the effect, find it in a binder or a bulk lot.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.