Mongoose Lizard
Creature — Mongoose Lizard
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to any target.
Mountaincycling 
(, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #18818
Mongoose Lizard is a vanilla 3/3 for five mana with no abilities — that rate is unplayable in any competitive context. There is no shell that wants this card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mongoose Lizard is legal everywhere and belongs nowhere. In Commander, a 3/3 for five with no text doesn't advance a board state, trigger synergies, or threaten anything — every slot in a 99-card deck is too valuable. In Modern and Pioneer, five-mana creatures without immediate impact have been obsolete for years. Even in Pauper, where commons rule, a vanilla 3/3 at this cost can't compete with the format's efficient threats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Mongoose Lizard sits firmly in bulk — the price reflects the demand, which is essentially none. Don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.