Pale Bears
Creature — Bear
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $3.97
- EDHREC rank
- #13926
Pale Bears is a 2/2 for three mana that can't be blocked by blue creatures — a situational evasion clause that only matters when an opponent is deep in Islands. Outside of dedicated Bear tribal, this card earns its slot in exactly one context: Ayula, Queen Among Bears decks that want every Bear they can find.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers on every Bear entering the battlefield, and Pale Bears is a Bear — that's the entire argument. The islandwalk is a bonus in metas with blue players; the real value is feeding Ayula's +1/+1 counter and fight engine on curve.
Duskana, the Rage Mother
Duskana, the Rage Mother cares about 2/2 creatures specifically, and Pale Bears enters at exactly 2/2, qualifying for the attack trigger that draws cards and pumps. It's a role-player, not a star, but it checks the box Duskana demands.
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 |
Pale Bears is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, islandwalk on a 2/2 for three mana is nowhere near competitive — those formats have long since moved past situational evasion on vanilla-sized bodies. In Commander, Pale Bears earns a spot almost exclusively in Bear tribal decks, where the creature type matters more than the stats. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a dedicated green-creature Oathbreaker might run it for tribal density, but that's a narrow ask.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.97 cheap tier
At $3.97, Pale Bears sits at the high end of what its power level should command — this is a collector and tribal-completionist price, not a competitive-card price. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, but it's also not dropping while Bear tribal remains a popular casual archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ayula, Queen Among Bears
- Duskana, the Rage Mother
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.