Malamet Brawler
Creature — Cat Warrior
Whenever this creature attacks, target attacking creature gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #15191
Malamet Brawler enters as a 3/3 and can grow into something much larger the moment a bigger creature is on your side of the board — the trample stapled to that power boost means the damage actually lands. In Arahbo, Roar of the World decks, where pumping a single cat to absurd power is the entire game plan, Brawler converts surplus stats into lethal hits reliably and cheaply.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World's eminence and activated ability routinely push cats past 10 power, and Malamet Brawler's triggered trample bonus turns that number into a one-shot threat without spending additional mana.
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist attacks in a locked-down combat environment where opponents block with one creature at most, and Malamet Brawler's trample ensures even a partial block doesn't neutralize the damage output.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Malamet Brawler is legal across every major format but finds its home almost exclusively in Commander, where cat typal decks and power-matters strategies give it consistent triggers. In competitive 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — a three-mana 3/3 with a conditional upside isn't close to the rate those formats demand. Pauper is the one non-Commander venue worth a glance, since power-matters synergies can appear there at common, though Brawler still competes in a crowded three-drop slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Malamet Brawler is pure bulk — low enough that picking up copies carries zero financial risk. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow typal homes rarely climb unless the tribe gets a dominant new commander, so treat this as a slot-filler acquisition rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.