Metathran Soldier
Creature — Metathran Soldier
This creature can't be blocked.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #21811
Metathran Soldier is a 1/1 for two mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keywords, and no upside — it does nothing the turn you play it and nothing meaningful after. There is no Commander deck that needs this card.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Metathran Soldier is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is the floor, not a recommendation. In Commander, a 1/1 vanilla for two mana is unplayable at any table — the format's threat density makes it irrelevant on arrival. Pauper is the only format where commons get real scrutiny, and even there Metathran Soldier has no niche: white and blue commons with actual keywords or abilities fill every slot it could theoretically occupy. Legacy and Vintage don't acknowledge it exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Metathran Soldier sits in deep bulk territory, and that price still isn't justified by demand. There is no anticipated context — no combo, no lord, no rule change — that moves a vanilla 1/1 off the bulk table.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.