Lunk Errant
Creature — Giant Warrior
Whenever this creature attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30245
Lunk Errant is a 4/4 for five mana that forces your opponent to block it if able — a built-in must-block that clears the path for your other attackers. The rate is mediocre and the effect is narrow, making it a fringe card that only earns a slot when your deck specifically wants to punch through blockers.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lunk Errant occupies a narrow niche in go-wide aggro decks that need to clear blockers for a lethal swing — it's not a staple, but it does a specific job in the right shell. In Pauper, the common slot is fiercely competed and a vanilla-adjacent five-drop that doesn't generate card advantage rarely makes the cut. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Lunk Errant simply doesn't operate at a power level relevant to those formats. The card's most honest home is casual Commander, where the must-block text occasionally creates real combat math problems for opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Lunk Errant is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. The price accurately reflects demand, and there's no realistic ceiling here given how rarely it sees competitive play.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.