Manticore Eternal
Creature — Zombie Manticore
Afflict 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 3 life.)
This creature attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #25319
Manticore Eternal puts a 5/4 with afflict 3 and indestructible on the board for five mana — your opponent either blocks and loses three life or lets it through repeatedly. The cost is that it must attack each turn if able, which telegraphs your aggression and hands control players a predictable target.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Manticore Eternal is a casual Commander card — indestructible bodies that demand attacks fit nicely in aggressive red strategies or Goad-centric builds, where the forced-attack clause becomes irrelevant or even an upside. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, five mana for a vanilla-ish beater with a drawback doesn't come close to the power threshold, and Pioneer offers far better options at the same cost. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: playable in the right shell, irrelevant elsewhere.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Manticore Eternal is deep bulk — pick it out of a dollar bin or a bulk lot. That price reflects exactly what it is: a Limited card that rarely crosses into constructed relevance, so don't expect movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.