Pheres-Band Thunderhoof
Creature — Centaur Warrior
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #28186
Pheres-Band Thunderhoof enters as a 5/5 with trample for five mana, which is passable rate — the Heroic trigger that pumps it further is dead on arrival in most games because nobody is targeting your centaur. Playable only in dedicated Heroic shells; cut it anywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pheres-Band Thunderhoof is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the only format where it sees any plausible discussion — Heroic strategies exist at common rarity and the body is at least respectably sized. In Commander, a 5/5 trample for five with a conditional pump trigger is well below the power floor; the format is full of threats that win games, and Pheres-Band Thunderhoof is not one of them. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana do-nothing centaur regardless of the trigger.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Pheres-Band Thunderhoof is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a common box at a card shop. There is no price floor to fall through and no demand driver on the horizon that would change that.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.