Plated Crusher
Creature — Beast
Trample
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #19931
Plated Crusher puts a 7/6 trample body with hexproof on the board for six mana — your opponents need a board wipe or a chump-block army because targeted removal does nothing. The cost is exactly that six-mana slot: it competes hard with faster, more synergistic threats in most green strategies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Plated Crusher fills a specific role: a budget-tier finisher that laughs at spot removal and pushes through damage via trample in green creature builds. It's not a staple, but in Xenagos or Goreclaw shells it earns its slot. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern, Legacy, and Pioneer it's essentially unplayable — seven-mana creatures need to either win the game immediately or generate immediate card advantage, and Plated Crusher does neither. Vintage has no use for it. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's logic: legal and occasionally functional in a stompy shell, but outclassed by the format's faster clock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Plated Crusher is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd ever order it. That price is stable simply because demand is low and supply is enormous; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.