Primoc Escapee
Creature — Bird Beast
Flying
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #25216
Primoc Escapee shuts down your opponents' flying creatures as long as it stays tapped — a static soft-lock stapled to a 3/1 body for five mana. The cost is steep enough that it only earns a slot in decks that can abuse the tap trigger repeatedly or protect it reliably.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Primoc Escapee is a Commander card through and through — the format's slower clock gives the tap ability time to matter, and commanders like Merieke Ri Berit or Ertai, Wizard Adept that reward keeping creatures tapped make the most of it. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for a 3/1 with a conditional lock effect is nowhere near competitive, and the card sees no play in either format. Oathbreaker is legal but shares the same problem: the format is fast enough that a five-drop with no immediate impact will often just die.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Primoc Escapee is pure bulk — you're paying draft-chaff prices for a niche effect. That price is stable by default, not by demand, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.