Plundering Predator
Creature — Dragon
Flying
When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24074
Plundering Predator is a four-mana 3/3 flier that steals a artifact from any opponent whenever it deals combat damage to a player — repeatable theft stapled to an evasive body. The payoff is real, but four mana for a 3/3 that dies to most removal before it ever connects means it earns its slot only in decks built to protect it or abuse what it takes.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Plundering Predator earns a slot in Dimir or Grixis artifact-theft strategies — commanders like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator reward the repeated stealing with immediate value. Legacy and Vintage both have access to it but won't touch a four-mana 3/3 when faster artifact interaction exists. Pauper is where Plundering Predator is most interesting outside Commander — the format's artifact density is real, and a repeatable theft effect at common rarity is unusual enough to see fringe play in skies builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Plundering Predator is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles rarely climb without a breakout commander pairing, so treat this as a cheap include rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.