Rubblebelt Boar
Creature — Boar
When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28886
Rubblebelt Boar enters and gives a creature you control +2/+2 until end of turn — a four-mana 3/3 that trades a flicker-friendly enters trigger for a modest temporary buff. It's filler: the effect is too small and too fleeting to justify the slot in any powered list.
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 |
Rubblebelt Boar is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees effectively no play in any of them. In Commander, where a card needs to impact the board or support a synergy engine to earn its slot, a four-mana 3/3 with a one-turn +2/+2 buff falls well below the bar. Pauper is the one format where common creatures with enters triggers get a second look, but even there the rate is too inefficient to compete. Across every format, Rubblebelt Boar is outclassed by creatures that either cost less, leave a permanent effect, or do both.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Rubblebelt Boar is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not utility. Don't expect that floor to move; bulk commons with negligible competitive presence don't appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.