Quakestrider Ceratops
Creature — Dinosaur
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #5630
Quakestrider Ceratops hits the board as a massive trampling threat that can attack immediately, and the payoff for running it is highest in decks that specifically reward no-ability creatures — most notably Jasmine Boreal of the Seven, where it's an 81% inclusion. Outside that niche, a seven-mana vanilla is a hard sell in a format full of better top-ends.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven cares specifically about creatures with no abilities, and Quakestrider Ceratops is one of the biggest bodies that qualifies — 81% of Jasmine builds run it because the commander's cost reduction and synergy bonuses make the Ceratops's raw size directly relevant rather than incidental.
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor similarly rewards no-ability creatures with a power buff and unblockability clause, so Quakestrider Ceratops gets both the stat bonus and evasion support — 76% of Ruxa decks include it as a core threat.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate assigns combat damage using power instead of toughness, which means Quakestrider Ceratops's enormous power stat becomes lethal even through chump blocks — the Ceratops appears in 27% of Zilortha lists as a high-ceiling attacker.
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood generates mana equal to the highest power among creatures that entered this turn, and Quakestrider Ceratops entering as a high-power creature can immediately fund another massive spell on the same turn.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Ghalta, Primal Hunger reduces its own cost by the total power of creatures you control, and Quakestrider Ceratops contributes a large chunk of that reduction — 24% of Ghalta decks run it to accelerate the commander onto the battlefield earlier.
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 |
Quakestrider Ceratops is legal in every major Constructed format but sees play in essentially none of them competitively — seven mana for a creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no protection, and no immediate board impact outside combat is unacceptable in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, or Standard. Commander is where Quakestrider Ceratops actually lives, and even there the card earns its slot only in decks that explicitly care about the no-abilities clause, like Jasmine Boreal of the Seven or Ruxa, Patient Professor. In generic green stompy Commander builds it's outclassed by threats that do something the turn they enter or cost less for comparable stats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Quakestrider Ceratops is firmly bulk — exactly where a niche, format-specific creature with no Constructed demand should land. Don't expect the price to move unless a new commander that rewards no-ability creatures drives sudden demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
- Ruxa, Patient Professor
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.