Orazca Frillback
Creature — Dinosaur
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #13268
Orazca Frillback enters with a +1/+1 counter and gives you three modes — gain 3 life, destroy an artifact or enchantment, or proliferate — each costing two mana to activate, all on a no-ability body that qualifies for every lord effect that cares about vanilla creatures. The catch is that you're paying 3G for the body and then additional mana to access any of those effects, which means Ruxa, Patient Professor is the deck where this card is genuinely exciting rather than merely functional.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor buffs creatures with no abilities, and Orazca Frillback's activated abilities are written on the card rather than being intrinsic — so Ruxa reads it as a no-ability creature and grants the bonus, giving you a cheap proliferate outlet and removal on a body that's already getting a power boost.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven similarly rewards creatures with no abilities, and Orazca Frillback slots in as a flexible utility piece that earns the tribal bonus while giving the deck an artifact or enchantment answer it can find at instant speed with enough mana open.
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 |
In Commander, Orazca Frillback is a niche role-player rather than a staple — it earns a slot specifically in no-ability-matters builds where the body itself has mechanical value beyond its activated text. In Pauper, the flexibility of three modes on a common is worth examining in green-based midrange, though the total mana investment is high enough that dedicated answers usually outperform it. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have access to far more efficient removal and proliferate engines, so Orazca Frillback rarely competes there outside of very specific synergy shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Orazca Frillback is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any bulk bin without effort. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow appeal rarely move on price, so don't expect this to appreciate; just grab a copy when you need one.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.