Minotaur Sureshot
Creature — Minotaur Archer
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #21210
Minotaur Sureshot enters and pings any target for 1 damage, then sits as a 3/2 body for three mana — functional but unspectacular. Outside of Sethron, Hurloon General tribal lists where the Minotaur type is the entire point, there's almost no reason to register this over a card that either hits harder or costs less.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General generates a Minotaur token every time another Minotaur enters, so Minotaur Sureshot's value is its creature type first and its ETB ping a distant second — it's a redundant body that triggers Sethron's engine and chips away at a planeswalker or a mana dork on the way in.
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 |
Minotaur Sureshot is a Commander card, full stop — specifically a Sethron, Hurloon General card. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed by nearly every common that occupies the three-mana creature slot, since a 3/2 with a one-damage ETB doesn't close games or generate card advantage. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have no Minotaur synergy engine worth building around, so Minotaur Sureshot never makes the cut there. Stick to the one context where the creature type pays rent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Minotaur Sureshot is deep bulk — a price that accurately reflects its narrow demand. It won't climb; Minotaur tribal is a small enough niche that any reprint or Commander precon inclusion would push it lower, not higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.