Penregon Strongbull

Creature — Minotaur

{1}, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
The Brothers' War
Price
$0.16
EDHREC rank
#19285
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Penregon Strongbull card art
Penregon Strongbull puts a 3/3 body on board and pings each opponent when it attacks — meaningful incremental damage in a format where three opponents means three triggers per swing. The cost is a four-mana 3/3 with no evasion, which makes it a role-player rather than a headliner; Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator rewards every one of those pings with a Treasure, which is exactly what turns Penregon Strongbull from mediocre beater to engine piece in the right shell.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Breeches, Brazen PlundererMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

12.5% of decks · synergy 0.12

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator converts each noncombat damage trigger to opponents into a Treasure, so Penregon Strongbull's three pings per attack translate directly into three mana — making the Strongbull one of the most consistent Treasure generators in the 99.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Penregon Strongbull is a Commander card through and through — the three-opponent baseline is what makes its attack trigger worth building around, and nowhere else does that math add up as cleanly. In Pauper it's legal and a legitimate common threat at common speed, though aggressive Pauper decks rarely want a four-mana 3/3 with no evasion when cheaper options exist. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no use for it; the rate is too slow and the payoff too passive against one opponent with efficient answers. Commander is where Penregon Strongbull earns its slot, specifically inside a Pirate or Izzet damage-triggers shell where every swing does real work.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.16 bulk tier

At $0.16, Penregon Strongbull is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a card with a real niche in a popular Commander archetype. Bulk rares with a single high-synergy home tend to stay at this price floor unless the archetype spikes in popularity, so pick up copies whenever you need them without any urgency.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.