Returned Centaur
Creature — Zombie Centaur
When this creature enters, target player mills four cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20634
Returned Centaur mills four cards on entry — relevant only in decks that want graveyard fuel — stapled to a 3/3 body that does nothing else for four mana. That rate is too slow and too replaceable for most lists.
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 |
Returned Centaur is a Commander card — specifically a budget piece for graveyard and mill strategies that need cheap, redundant self-mill on a body. In Pauper it's legal but competes with far more efficient commons that mill or fill the yard for less mana. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card doesn't see play; the rate is simply not competitive at any level of those formats. Commander is the only home where its role is clear, and even there it's a placeholder you upgrade out of once the budget allows.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Returned Centaur is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. It holds no financial value worth considering, but the price means there's zero barrier to sleeving it while you acquire better self-mill options.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.