Pallimud
Creature — Beast
As this creature enters, choose an opponent.
Pallimud's power is equal to the number of tapped lands the chosen player controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #29597
Pallimud enters as a 0/1 and grows by +1/+1 for each artifact that enters the battlefield under your control — in the right shell, it threatens lethal in a single turn cycle. The payoff is real, but it demands a dedicated artifact-spam strategy to matter.
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 |
Commander is where Pallimud belongs — artifact-heavy strategies built around Breya, Etherium Shaper or Shorikai, Genesis Engine can generate enough triggers in a single turn to make Pallimud a legitimate threat. Outside Commander, Pallimud is legal in Legacy and Vintage but finds no meaningful home there; faster threats with less setup exist at every comparable slot. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, and only if the planeswalker and signature spell generate artifacts at volume.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Pallimud is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a conditional beater that requires a specific deck to function. Bulk rares in this role rarely climb unless a commander or combo pushes them into the spotlight, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the right build, not a hold.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.