Is Pathrazer of Ulamog good in Commander?

Pathrazer of Ulamog in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Pathrazer of Ulamog lands as an 11/9 annihilator 3 that can't be blocked by fewer than three creatures — at eleven mana, the floor is already closing out games. The Beamtown Bullies cheats it into play for free, which is the main reason this card shows up so often in powered lists.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

The Beamtown Bullies

52.9% of decks · synergy 0.51

The Beamtown Bullies pitches Pathrazer of Ulamog from the graveyard onto an opponent's battlefield at the start of combat, triggering annihilator 3 against the player who now controls it — a punishing misdirection that costs nothing beyond a discard.

02

Braids, Conjurer Adept

35.8% of decks · synergy 0.35

Braids, Conjurer Adept lets every player put a permanent into play at the start of their upkeep, and Pathrazer of Ulamog is exactly the kind of payoff that justifies running that symmetrical effect — eleven mana of threat, zero mana spent.

03

Jhoira of the Ghitu

33.9% of decks · synergy 0.33

Jhoira of the Ghitu suspends Pathrazer of Ulamog for two mana and four turns, bypassing the eleven-mana cost entirely and giving opponents a ticking clock they usually can't answer before it resolves.

04

Oviya, Automech Artisan

26.6% of decks · synergy 0.25

Oviya, Automech Artisan generates artifact creature tokens that can be sacrificed or leveraged to accelerate into massive threats, and Pathrazer of Ulamog represents the top-end payoff that those tokens are building toward.

05

Zhulodok, Void Gorger

46.5% of decks · synergy 0.24

Zhulodok, Void Gorger grants cascade twice to spells with mana value seven or greater, so casting Pathrazer of Ulamog chains into two free spells — the annihilator trigger on resolution is almost secondary to the value generated on the way in.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	not legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is the natural home for Pathrazer of Ulamog — four opponents means annihilator 3 on a single swing can dismantle multiple boards, and the format's slower pace gives you enough time to land eleven mana or find a cheat effect. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no competitive play; eleven mana is uncastable in those formats without dedicated Eldrazi support, and even then there are faster, more resilient threats. Modern lets you run it in Tron shells, though most lists cap out at Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger or Emrakul, the Promised End for comparable mana investment and a stronger immediate impact. Pathrazer of Ulamog is a Commander card first and foremost — the format's political texture and cheat-into-play density are what make its stats actually matter.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.01 cheap tier

At $1.01, Pathrazer of Ulamog sits at the cheapest end of the Eldrazi threat cycle — you're getting annihilator 3 and an evasion clause for essentially bulk rare pricing. It's a stable floor; casual demand keeps it from dropping further, and there's no competitive spike pressure pushing it up.