Malamet Battle Glyph
Sorcery
Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If the creature you control entered this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then those creatures fight each other.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14199
Malamet Battle Glyph puts a permanent +2/+2 and trample on a creature for three mana — that's a meaningful stat boost that stays on the board rather than evaporating at end of turn. Neyith of the Dire Hunt decks run it because doubling the power of an already-buffed attacker turns forced blocks into one-sided slaughters.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt triggers off creatures being blocked and rewards massive attackers, so Malamet Battle Glyph's permanent power boost feeds directly into both halves of that engine — bigger creatures force more profitable forced-block triggers, and trample ensures the damage goes through even when opponents chump.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Malamet Battle Glyph is a Commander card through and through — the permanent aura effect matters most in a multiplayer game where a single buffed threat can dominate several turns of combat. In one-on-one formats like Modern or Pioneer, three mana for +2/+2 and trample is too slow against interaction-dense metagames that can remove the creature and strand the enchantment investment. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient ways to push through damage, so Malamet Battle Glyph doesn't make the cut there either. Stick to Commander, and specifically to creature-combat decks that want one or two haymakers to carry the offense.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Malamet Battle Glyph sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does exactly what it says. Bulk enchantments with narrow applications rarely appreciate, so treat this as a cheap role-player to slot in rather than anything to stock up on.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.