Rhox Pummeler
Creature — Rhino Soldier
This creature enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
This creature has trample as long as it has a shield counter on it.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #24063
Rhox Pummeler turns every point of excess mana into a lethal threat — pump it once and you're swinging for double digits on a single creature. Seven mana is a real cost, but the payoff is immediate and doesn't require any setup beyond having mana open.
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 |
Rhox Pummeler is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games and access to large mana pools are exactly where a seven-mana sink that snowballs with each activation makes sense. In Pauper it's technically legal and costs nothing to include, but common-legal aggressive decks rarely want a seven-drop that asks for even more mana. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no interest in a creature this slow when faster, more efficient threats exist at every point on the curve. Stick to Commander, specifically in big-green stompy or Voltron shells where mana acceleration makes the activation cost trivial.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Rhox Pummeler is pure bulk — you'll find copies in any common box or trade binder without a second thought. Bulk rares don't appreciate, so grab it for the deck and don't think twice about the financial side.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.