Shaleskin Bruiser
Creature — Beast
Trample
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Beast.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #22056
Shaleskin Bruiser enters with a pile of +1/+1 counters when you control a commander, then pays those counters forward to your whole team as a static anthem — the board impact is immediate and lasting. The four-mana cost is fair for what it does, and in Slinza, the Spiked Stampede decks it's not a maybe-include, it's a role-player.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede cares about creatures with +1/+1 counters attacking, so Shaleskin Bruiser does double duty: it arrives loaded with counters itself and boosts every other counter-bearing creature's power, turning each combat step into a threat that scales with the board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shaleskin Bruiser is a Commander card through and through — the triggered ability explicitly checks for your commander, so its power ceiling only exists in the 99 of a commander-matters or counter-synergy build. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but functionally irrelevant; four mana for a conditional creature that references a Commander mechanic has no home in those formats. Commander is where it lives, and within Commander it earns its slot in decks that go wide with +1/+1 counters rather than as a generalist beater.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Shaleskin Bruiser sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy include when it fits the gameplan. Bulk rares with narrow commander-specific text rarely appreciate unless a breakout commander pushes demand, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a pickup with upside.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.