Quilled Charger
Creature — Porcupine Mount
Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, it gets +1/+2 and gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Saddle 2 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24610
Quilled Charger is a two-mana 1/2 with lifelink and the ability to gain a +1/+1 counter when it attacks — playable stats for a niche role, but nothing that demands a slot. Outside of dedicated counters or lifelink synergy builds, it doesn't do enough to justify inclusion over more efficient alternatives.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Quilled Charger earns a spot only in decks that specifically reward +1/+1 counters or lifegain triggers — think Atraxa, Praetors' Voice or Oloro, Ageless Ascetic shells where every life point and every counter feeds a larger engine. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, it's outclassed immediately by creatures that do more for the same or less mana. Pauper is the one place it could see fringe play, where the card pool is shallow enough that a self-improving lifelink body has modest value in slower games. Standard legality doesn't change the math — better two-drops exist in virtually every color.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Quilled Charger is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. That price is stable simply because demand is low and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.