Perimeter Enforcer
Creature — Human Detective
Flying, lifelink
Whenever another Detective you control enters and whenever a Detective you control is turned face up, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23793
Perimeter Enforcer hands you a conditional 4/5 with trample for three mana — as long as you control a creature with the highest toughness on the board, it's an oversized threat that punches through blockers. The condition is real but easily managed in any deck that runs a dedicated big-toughness package.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Perimeter Enforcer is a Commander card first and last — the format's singleton pressure and slower pace give you the most room to build around high-toughness creatures and keep Perimeter Enforcer's condition active. In Standard, Modern, and Pioneer, a 4/5 trample for three is statistically competitive, but the conditional clause makes it unreliable in faster metas where opponents regularly deploy larger bodies. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a condition-dependent three-drop to matter. Commander is where this card finds its home, particularly in decks helmed by commanders with enormous toughness or that specifically reward stacking it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Perimeter Enforcer is deep bulk — the kind of card you grab as a throw-in without thinking twice. Bulk rares with niche Commander applications don't tend to move unless a commander breakout generates demand, so treat this as a free pickup rather than anything to track.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.