Manticore
Creature — Manticore
Flash
Flying
Tail Spikes — When this creature enters, destroy target creature an opponent controls that was dealt damage this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #24537
Manticore is a five-mana 3/3 with first strike — the rate is bad enough that it rarely earns a slot on raw stats alone. The only reason to run it is tribal synergy in a deck that specifically wants every Manticore it can find, which is an extremely narrow ask.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Manticore is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper it competes with creatures that do far more for the same or less mana, and first strike on a 3/3 isn't enough to justify the slot. In Commander, five mana for a 3/3 first striker with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no tribal payoff is a hard sell in a 100-card format where every slot costs something. Manticore is effectively a bulk curiosity across every format it's legal in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Manticore is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand, which is nearly nonexistent. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive application pulling copies out of binders.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.