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Oggyar Battle-Seer

Creature — Ogre Shaman

Haste
{T}: Scry 1.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{U}{R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
common
Set
Strixhaven: School of Mages
Price
$0.05
EDHREC rank
#28770
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Oggyar Battle-Seer card art
Oggyar Battle-Seer lets you scry 2 before combat on each of your turns, stapled to a 3/2 body for three mana — consistent top-deck manipulation at a cost most decks can afford. The combo ceiling with Matoya, Archon Elder pushes it from role-player to engine piece.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Oggyar Battle-Seer earns its slot almost exclusively in Matoya, Archon Elder decks, where the repeated pre-combat scry 2 becomes a mana or card engine rather than incidental filtering. Outside of that specific shell, three mana for a 3/2 that scries is underpowered for a 100-card singleton format where the competition for three-drops is fierce. In Pauper, common-legal scry bodies see more play, but Oggyar Battle-Seer's trigger condition — limited to your own combat — makes it slower than dedicated cantrip creatures. Legacy, Vintage, Pioneer, and Modern are simply too fast and too powerful for a three-mana creature with no immediate board impact to compete.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.05 bulk tier

At $0.05, Oggyar Battle-Seer is deep bulk — you're paying next to nothing for a card with a narrow but real combo application. That price is stable; it won't spike outside a Matoya, Archon Elder breakout, and it's an easy pickup whenever you're building that deck.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.