Norwood Ranger
Creature — Elf Scout Ranger
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #21961
Norwood Ranger is a 1/2 for one mana with no abilities — it attacks for one, blocks for two, and does nothing else. Outside of Ruxa, Patient Professor, where the no-ability clause is the whole point, there is no reason to run it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor cares specifically about creatures with no abilities, and Norwood Ranger is exactly that — a cheap, green body that qualifies for every Ruxa buff, attack trigger, and synergy piece in the deck without competing for a more useful slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Norwood Ranger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage, a 1/2 with no text is unplayable on its face. Pauper runs efficient commons, and a vanilla 1/2 for one doesn't meet that bar either. Commander is the only format where Norwood Ranger sees real play, and only in Ruxa, Patient Professor lists where the absence of abilities is a deckbuilding requirement, not a drawback.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Norwood Ranger is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than buy. Its price will stay at the floor indefinitely; there is no scenario where demand outpaces a card printed multiple times with a negligible player base outside one niche Commander.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.