Plaxmanta
Creature — Beast
Flash
When this creature enters, creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless 
was spent to cast it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #17796
Plaxmanta drops a 2/2 flash body and blankets all your creatures in hexproof until your next turn — for two mana at instant speed. That's a lot of protection packed into a creature that also attacks, and it's the reason Simic decks with counters payoffs or fragile combo pieces keep coming back to it.
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 |
In Commander, Plaxmanta earns its slot as a surprise defensive tool — flashing it in at end of turn before your combo or swing protects a full board for a single blue-green mana investment, and the body sticks around afterward. Modern and Legacy have access to it but rarely want it; those formats have faster, more permanent protection options and don't reward a 2/2 body at two mana unless a very specific Simic synergy deck is calling for it. Vintage is legal but effectively irrelevant — the power ceiling there is too high for Plaxmanta to compete. Oathbreaker is where it slots in cleanly alongside Commander, for the same reasons: protecting a fragile board state at instant speed is universally good in multiplayer.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Plaxmanta is deep bulk — you're picking it up for nearly nothing. It won't appreciate meaningfully unless a high-profile Simic commander pushes mass-hexproof effects into the spotlight, so buy it for the effect, not the foil spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.