Ondu Champion
Creature — Minotaur Warrior Ally
Rally — Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #15167
Ondu Champion lands a Tremor effect on every creature you play — consistent, on-body damage that adds up fast in token and go-wide strategies. The four-mana body is unimpressive, but Iroh, Tea Master decks that flood the board with small creatures turn this into a punishing clock opponents can't ignore.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroh, Tea Master
Iroh, Tea Master generates a steady stream of creature tokens, and Ondu Champion converts each new entry into a free ping across the table — the two cards form a damage engine that rewards the exact behavior Iroh already demands.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ondu Champion is a Commander card first and foremost — the effect scales with the number of creatures entering the battlefield, and nowhere else do you consistently deploy ten or more creatures in a game. In Pauper it's legal and theoretically interesting in token builds, but four mana for a 3/2 is too slow when cheaper payoffs exist at common. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have the card in their card pool, but there's no serious application in any of them; competitive creature strategies don't want a slow enchantment-stapled-to-a-body when they can just win faster.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Ondu Champion is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the shell fits. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow applications rarely move, so don't expect the price to change regardless of whether the card sees more play.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Iroh, Tea Master
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.