Nyxborn Behemoth
Enchantment Creature — Beast
This spell costs 
less to cast, where X is the total mana value of noncreature enchantments you control.
Trample
, Sacrifice another enchantment: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 12
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $1.46
- EDHREC rank
- #6778
Nyxborn Behemoth lands as a 7/6 trample for six mana — respectable stats — but its real value is that it's also an Enchantment, making it a legal target for commanders like Wildsear, Scouring Maw that want creatures with that type tag. Outside of enchantment-matters shells, it's a vanilla body that other six-drops beat on rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wildsear, Scouring Maw
Wildsear, Scouring Maw devours enchantments for value, and Nyxborn Behemoth is one of the few creatures that qualifies as both — feeding Wildsear's engine while leaving a 7/6 trampler behind.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos copies enchantments from the graveyard as creature tokens, and Nyxborn Behemoth gives that engine a target that also doubles as a significant attacker.
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer generates value from enchantments entering and leaving play, so Nyxborn Behemoth's creature-enchantment status lets it contribute to Narci's trigger count on top of its combat presence.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent
Yenna, Redtooth Regent copies Auras and enchantments attached to creatures, and a deck built around her naturally wants every enchantment creature it can find — Nyxborn Behemoth fills that slot at the top of the curve.
Yuna, Hope of Spira
Yuna, Hope of Spira cares about a wide enchantment base, and Nyxborn Behemoth slots in as a late-game threat that also pads the enchantment count she rewards.
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 Nyxborn Behemoth earns its slot, and only in enchantment-matters builds — the enchantment creature type is doing all the work here. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but sees no play; six mana for a 7/6 trample is nowhere near the power threshold those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the same story: legal, irrelevant outside a dedicated enchantment shell. Nyxborn Behemoth is a Commander-only card in practice, and even there it's a role-player rather than a generalist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.46 cheap tier
At $1.46, Nyxborn Behemoth sits in budget territory and is easy to justify as a one-of in the decks that want it. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, so pick it up whenever the deck calls for it without urgency.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.