Loxodon Peacekeeper
Creature — Elephant Soldier
At the beginning of your upkeep, the player with the lowest life total gains control of this creature. If two or more players are tied for lowest life total, you choose one of them, and that player gains control of this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #21222
Loxodon Peacekeeper is a 4/4 for three mana — that's an efficient body — but the cost is handing control of your life total to your opponents, who will always choose the player they most want dead. Play it only when you can convert that liability into a political asset or negate it outright.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Loxodon Peacekeeper is a niche political tool — opponents nominating each other's life totals can create table chaos you exploit, but any competent table points the ability at you the moment you threaten to win. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are all legal but irrelevant; no competitive list wants a three-mana 4/4 that surrenders life-total agency to opponents who will simply use it to race you out. The card lives and dies in Commander, and even there it demands a specific shell — lifegain payoffs, group-hug strategy, or an effect that lets you ignore life totals entirely — to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Loxodon Peacekeeper is deep bulk — no financial reason to hesitate on picking up a copy. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move, so treat it as a cheap experiment rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.