Ordruun Mentor
Creature — Minotaur Soldier
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever you attack a player, target creature that's attacking that player gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24299
Ordruun Mentor pumps your entire attacking force with battalion-triggered +0/+2 and first strike, which can flip races and survive blocks that should kill your creatures. The three-mana cost is fair for that ceiling, but the effect only fires when you commit three attackers, so it's dead weight in any shell that isn't swinging wide every turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ordruun Mentor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the conversation starts and ends — it sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage, where three-mana creatures need to do something immediately and unconditionally. In Commander, it belongs specifically in aggressive Boros or token-wide strategies where attacking with three or more creatures is the default state rather than the exception; Aurelia, the Warleader or Zada, Hedron Grinder shells are the natural home. Outside those combat-focused builds, Ordruun Mentor is too conditional to earn a slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Ordruun Mentor is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.