Raging Gorilla
Creature — Ape
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19062
Raging Gorilla is a 2/2 for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion — the stat line is below rate by any modern standard. The only home where it earns a slot is Kibo, Uktabi Prince, where the Banana token synergy makes otherwise unplayable Apes worth running.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince puts a Banana counter on Raging Gorilla at each upkeep, and opponents who eat those Bananas hand you card advantage — making even an underpowered Ape a functional engine piece in that specific 99.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Raging Gorilla is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but format legality is doing most of the work here — competitive Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla 2/2 for three. In Pauper, the bar for a three-mana creature is at least an enters-the-battlefield effect or two power of relevant text, and Raging Gorilla clears neither. Commander is the only format where it sees real play, and even there the population is almost entirely Kibo, Uktabi Prince decks treating it as a tribal body rather than a card with genuine power.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Raging Gorilla is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. It won't rise unless a new Ape-matters commander dramatically expands the tribe's footprint.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.