Is Scuzzback Marauders good in Commander?

Scuzzback Marauders

Creature — Goblin Warrior

Trample
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

CMC: 5
Mana cost
Color identity: GR
Rarity: common
Set: Ultimate Masters
Price: $0.07
EDHREC rank: #20780

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Scuzzback Marauders lands as a 5/3 trample regenerator for five mana — above-rate stats with built-in protection, but the regeneration cost of tapping an untapped Goblin you control means it pairs tightly with token production, and sacrificing fodder through Skirk Prospector to float mana before paying that cost is the cleanest way to operate it. It's a role-player, not a headliner.

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	legal
oathbreaker	legal

In Commander, Scuzzback Marauders is a Goblin-tribal piece — it fits in token-heavy red-green shells where spare tokens make regeneration a real defensive tool, and its 5/3 trample body is relevant enough to pressure life totals. In Pauper, where commons with above-rate stats and built-in resilience get real scrutiny, Scuzzback Marauders competes for slots in Goblin aggro but rarely makes the cut over faster threats. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are too fast and too powerful for a five-mana creature that doesn't immediately win the game or generate card advantage.

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