Ox Drover
Creature — Human Peasant
Vigilance
This creature can't be blocked by Oxen.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, target opponent creates a 2/4 white Ox creature token and you draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Commander
- Price
- $0.48
- EDHREC rank
- #11577
Ox Drover generates a token every time a creature token enters under your control, which in the right shell means it snowballs immediately and keeps going. The cost is a four-mana 3/3 body with no protection — it needs a token engine already running to justify the slot, and Kambal, Profiteering Mayor supplies exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor creates Citizen tokens whenever opponents cast noncreature spells, and Ox Drover turns each of those triggers into a second token — the two cards effectively double Kambal's output at no additional mana cost.
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage goads enemy creatures and rewards having a growing board, so Ox Drover's steady token production from any creature-token trigger gives the deck the pressure it needs to stay ahead on the board state.
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 |
Ox Drover is a Commander card through and through — its payoff compounds over a long game with multiple opponents generating tokens, which is exactly where it thrives. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive footing; four mana for a token-doubler effect is far too slow against those fields. Oathbreaker can support it if the planeswalker and signature spell generate creature tokens, but the smaller starting life totals and faster pacing narrow the window. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.48 bulk tier
At $0.48, Ox Drover is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up without thinking twice if the synergy is there. Bulk rares at this price point rarely appreciate unless a new high-profile commander breaks the mechanic wide open, so buy it to play it, not to hold it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.