Ordruun Commando
Creature — Minotaur Soldier
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #30608
Ordruun Commando is a four-mana 3/4 with banding — a keyword so narrow in practical application that it rarely affects a game meaningfully. Bulk rare for a reason: there are better four-drops in every format that run red or white.
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 |
Ordruun Commando is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, banding is almost never worth a card slot — the mechanic requires attackers to cooperate in a way that rarely scales to 40-life, multiplayer games. Pauper is the one format where a 3/4 body for four mana gets a second look, but even there Ordruun Commando competes against more efficient creatures with relevant abilities. In Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Ordruun Commando is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable simply because demand is essentially zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.