Ogre Taskmaster
Creature — Ogre
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $1.43
- EDHREC rank
- #30764
Ogre Taskmaster is a 4/1 first striker for four mana — all punch, no staying power. The stats make it a glass cannon that trades up in combat once and then sits as a liability, which is rarely worth a deck 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 |
Ogre Taskmaster is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth doesn't translate to relevance. In Pauper it competes with commons that offer far better rate for four mana. In Legacy and Vintage, a 4/1 first striker doesn't register. Commander is the most charitable home — aggressive red strategies occasionally want first strike on a body this large — but four mana for a creature this fragile is a tough sell at a 99-card table where a single removal spell ends the conversation.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$1.43 cheap tier
At $1.43, Ogre Taskmaster sits in budget territory, but cheap doesn't mean correct. The price reflects demand, and demand is low for good reason — there's no Commander archetype clamoring for this slot.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.