Sagu Mauler
Creature — Beast
Trample, hexproof
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #14042
Sagu Mauler lands as a 6/6 trampler with hexproof for six mana — effectively unanswerable on the board once it resolves. The cost is pure inefficiency: six mana for a vanilla-statted creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect is a tough sell everywhere except shells like Indominus Rex, Alpha that specifically reward stacking keyword-rich creatures.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha pitches cards with keywords to grant itself those abilities, and Sagu Mauler's trample plus hexproof combination makes it one of the more impactful discard fodder pieces in the deck — you're not necessarily casting it, you're using it to make an uncounterable, evasive threat even harder to answer.
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer draws a card the first time a morph creature enters each turn, and Sagu Mauler as a morph lets you deploy a disguised 2/2 for three mana and cash in the free draw before flipping into a hexproof beatstick your opponents can't target down.
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, Sagu Mauler is a role-player in morph and keyword-synergy decks — not a generically powerful card, but a clean fit in the right hundred. In competitive formats like Modern and Legacy, six mana for a creature that does nothing when it enters and carries no protection beyond hexproof simply doesn't compete; the format's threats at that cost end games immediately or generate card advantage. Pioneer is the same story — the creature density and interaction speed make a vanilla 6/6 a liability. Sagu Mauler's home is Commander, specifically in the narrow slice of decks built to exploit morph or keyword stacking.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Sagu Mauler is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any bargain bin without looking hard. That price reflects its limited demand outside Commander morph builds, and there's no meaningful pressure to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Indominus Rex, Alpha
- Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.