Pompous Gadabout
Creature — Human Citizen
During your turn, this creature has hexproof.
This creature can't be blocked by creatures that don't have a name.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #28607
Pompous Gadabout puts a 1/1 flying token on the board every turn cycle — one for each opponent — which adds up fast in a four-player pod. The cost is running a do-nothing-else body at three mana, so it only earns its slot in decks that specifically want a steady drip of tokens.
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 |
Pompous Gadabout is built for Commander: the multiplayer environment means three tokens per full rotation rather than one, and token-synergy payoffs like anthem effects and sacrifice outlets are everywhere in the format. In 1v1 formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — it produces a single token per turn at three mana, which is well below rate and has no competitive home. Standard is legal but there's no archetype that wants a slow, fragile token engine at this cost when faster options exist. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's multiplayer dynamic closely enough to be the one other format where it could see fringe play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Pompous Gadabout is deep bulk — the floor of Magic finance. It won't appreciate; demand is too narrow and supply too broad, so pick it up for pocket change and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.