Rage-Scarred Berserker
Creature — Minotaur Berserker
When this creature enters, target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23745
Rage-Scarred Berserker enters with a -1/-1 counter on target creature — a 5/4 menace body that answers a problem creature on arrival. Six mana is a real ask in competitive pods, but in Minotaur tribal where Sethron, Hurloon General is dumping bodies and threatening combat, the enters-the-battlefield removal stapled to a relevant body earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General triggers off every nontoken Minotaur entering the battlefield, so Rage-Scarred Berserker enters, shrinks a blocker, then immediately generates a 2/3 Minotaur token — two battlefield impacts from one cast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rage-Scarred Berserker is a tribal role-player, and that role is almost exclusively Commander. In Pauper it's a legal common, but six mana for a 5/4 with a single -1/-1 counter doesn't clear the bar in a format defined by efficient threats. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have access to far more efficient removal stapled to cheaper bodies, so Rage-Scarred Berserker doesn't see play there outside of kitchen-table builds. Commander is where it belongs — specifically Minotaur tribal, where the tribal synergies offset the cost and the on-entry debuff lines up with the aggressive game plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Rage-Scarred Berserker is pure bulk — you're paying for a sleeve and the time to sleeve it. Bulk commons with narrow tribal applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to pick up extras speculatively; just grab one copy when you're building the Minotaur deck.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.