Sawtooth Ogre
Creature — Ogre
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, this creature deals 1 damage to that creature at end of combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30754
Sawtooth Ogre is a 4/2 first striker for five mana — mediocre stats at a cost that demands more. Playable formats have better options at every point on the curve, and this one rarely earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sawtooth Ogre is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 4/2 first striker for five is well below the power threshold — you need either a relevant creature type, an enters-the-battlefield effect, or a combo role to justify that slot, and Sawtooth Ogre brings none of those. Pauper is its most plausible home, where commons compete on tighter terms, but even there the format's aggressive red and white decks have more efficient first strikers at lower costs. In Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Sawtooth Ogre is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not utility. The price is accurate to its impact; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.