Panicked Altisaur
Creature — Dinosaur
Reach
: This creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #12835
Panicked Altisaur enters and deals 7 damage divided however you choose among any number of targets — that's a board-clearing ETB stapled to a 7/7 body. Seven mana is the honest cost for that impact, and in the right shell it's worth every pip.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Panicked Altisaur belongs in Commander, where ETB triggers are easy to recur and seven damage spread across creatures and planeswalkers can completely reshape a board state. Blink and bounce shells — Brago, King Eternal, Temur Sabertooth, anything that reblinks for value — turn one Altisaur into a repeatable wrath effect. Outside Commander, seven mana is a prohibitive ask: competitive Constructed formats in Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy move too fast for a card that doesn't close the game the turn it lands. Pauper is where it's most likely to see fringe play among budget brewers, but even there the mana cost keeps it out of serious consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Panicked Altisaur is deep bulk — grab a playset for less than a dollar and don't think twice. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless they slot into a prominent combo or get heavily featured in content, and nothing about Panicked Altisaur's role suggests that's imminent.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.