Relentless Hunter
Creature — Human Warrior
: This creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #29135
Relentless Hunter is a 3/3 for three that can pump itself and gain trample by spending mana each turn — a reasonable threat that never stops scaling. The cost is consistency: it demands both green and red mana every activation, which means it only belongs in decks built to support it.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Relentless Hunter fits cleanly into Gruul aggro and Voltron shells that already want a three-drop with a mana sink — it won't win games alone, but it applies early pressure and stays relevant in late topdeck wars. In Modern and Pioneer it competes against a deep pool of three-drops with immediate impact, so it rarely earns a slot outside of very specific stompy builds. Legacy and Vintage effectively ignore Relentless Hunter entirely — the bar for creatures at this mana cost is simply too high. Commander is where this card actually sees play, and only in decks built around Gruul colors with enough mana generation to activate it repeatedly.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Relentless Hunter is deep bulk — pick it up from a commons box or toss it in a trade binder without thinking twice. Bulk rares rarely climb without a spike in competitive play, and nothing in Relentless Hunter's profile suggests that's coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.