Scragnoth
Creature — Beast
This spell can't be countered.
Protection from blue
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29895
Scragnoth is a 6/4 that cannot be countered and cannot be the target of blue or white spells — meaning it walks through countermagic and dodges the most common removal colors completely. For a six-mana creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect, that protection package is the entire pitch, and in most metas it isn't enough.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scragnoth occupies a narrow anti-blue hate-bear role — it's a one-sided threat against control-heavy tables but offers nothing when opponents are on green, red, or black removal. In Legacy and Vintage, it has historical sideboard relevance as a counterspell-proof threat against blue permission decks, though both formats have since gained far more efficient threats with similar or broader protection. Modern is legal but Scragnoth sees no meaningful play there; the rate is simply too poor for a format with fast clocks and diverse removal. The card is legal in Oathbreaker with the same narrow application: punishing blue-heavy commanders while doing little against the rest of the field.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Scragnoth isn't currently available, but as a bulk rare with no competitive demand and minimal Commander play, it typically shows up in the $0.25–$1.00 range. There's no pressing reason to pick it up unless you're specifically building against a blue-dominant local meta.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.