Raptor Companion
Creature — Dinosaur
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #15543
Raptor Companion is a vanilla 3/1 for two mana — acceptable stats, zero text box. The only reason to run it is Jasmine Boreal of the Seven, whose ability to untap lands when you cast your first vanilla creature each turn turns this throwaway body into free mana.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven's engine demands a critical mass of vanilla creatures, and Raptor Companion is exactly that — a cheap, on-curve body that triggers the untap ability and keeps the land-based acceleration rolling.
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 |
Raptor Companion does nothing in competitive formats — a vanilla 3/1 for two doesn't move the needle in Modern, Legacy, or Pioneer, where every two-drop has an ability or a power-toughness ratio that outclasses it. Pauper similarly has no use for it; the format's aggressive commons hit harder or come with upside. Commander is the one home that makes sense, and only narrowly: Raptor Companion slots into Jasmine Boreal of the Seven decks specifically, where vanilla status is a deckbuilding requirement rather than a liability.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Raptor Companion is bulk — buy a playset out of a commons box and never think about it again. Bulk vanilla creatures don't appreciate, but for Jasmine Boreal of the Seven players this is a penny-ante inclusion with no meaningful buy-in.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.