Ohran Yeti
Snow Creature — Yeti
: Target snow creature gains first strike until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #28452
Ohran Yeti gives your other snow creatures first strike whenever it attacks — a meaningful combat upgrade on a wide snow board — but a 2/2 body for four mana with no immediate impact is a steep price for an ability that only fires when you swing. Outside of a dedicated snow deck with enough creatures to make the anthem matter, it doesn't pull its weight.
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 |
Ohran Yeti is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it's only realistic in Pauper snow builds and niche Commander snow lists. In Commander, it slots into dedicated snow-tribal strategies — think Narfi, Betrayer King or a Jorn, God of Winter shell — where a critical mass of snow creatures makes the first strike grant actually threatening. In Pauper, snow is a real archetype, but Ohran Yeti competes for a top-end slot that usually wants a more impactful finisher. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest in a four-mana 2/2 with a conditional ability, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Ohran Yeti is deep bulk — you're paying postage, not for the card. It won't appreciate; snow-tribal Commander demand isn't strong enough to move a common off the floor.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.