Mawloc
Creature — Tyranid
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Terror from the Deep — When this creature enters, it fights up to one target creature an opponent controls. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $3.71
- EDHREC rank
- #6823
Mawloc lands and immediately deals damage equal to its power to each creature and planeswalker an opponent controls — a board wipe stapled to a body that only gets more lethal when its X cost is doubled. Magus Lucea Kane copies the X value for free, turning a reasonable five-mana play into a table-flipping reset that most boards can't survive.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane copies Mawloc's X value without paying extra mana, which means a single cast can hit for double the damage on entry — the engine the card was practically designed for, appearing in over 75% of Kane decks.
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord rewards loading up on Tyranid X-spells, and Mawloc pulls double duty as both a board-clear and a sizable attacker that synergizes with the Tyranid tribal package.
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet generates mana specifically for X-cost spells, making Mawloc's ceiling dramatically higher on the same turn count — half the Rosheen decks run it for exactly that reason.
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws cards whenever a creature you control fights or is blocked, and Mawloc's enter-the-battlefield damage pairs cleanly with a combat-focused shell that needs big, self-sufficient threats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Mawloc earns its slot — the format's multiplayer boards are wide enough that the enter-the-battlefield damage clause cleans up tokens and utility creatures while leaving Mawloc standing. In Legacy and Vintage, Mawloc is technically legal but has no competitive footprint; the mana investment for a damage-on-entry creature doesn't compete with what those formats are doing. Oathbreaker gives it another home where X-spell commanders can accelerate the damage ceiling, though the card pool is smaller and the games faster.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.71 cheap tier
At $3.71, Mawloc sits in the affordable range for a constructed-playable mythic with a clear build-around identity. It's a staple in its primary homes rather than a speculation target, so the price reflects genuine demand and is unlikely to drop significantly as long as Tyranid and X-spell Commander decks stay popular.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.