Siege Behemoth
Creature — Beast
Hexproof
As long as this creature is attacking, for each creature you control, you may have that creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $8.05
- EDHREC rank
- #8527
Siege Behemoth makes your entire attacking force effectively unblockable by redirecting damage to players — at seven mana you're getting a 7/4 with trample and reach that also neuters the whole concept of chump blocking. Slinza, the Spiked Stampede decks run it at over 62% inclusion for good reason: it turns a board stall into a kill.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede cares about pushing combat damage through, and Siege Behemoth is the cleanest way to do it — the moment it enters, every creature you swing with bypasses blockers and carves directly into life totals.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate rewards you for running huge power stats, and Siege Behemoth's 7 power already plays well with that — but the bigger pull is that Zilortha players are building to end games in combat, and Siege Behemoth shuts off the token walls and utility creatures opponents use to stall.
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 |
Siege Behemoth is a Commander card through and through — seven mana is a steep ask in formats with efficient interaction, but in a 40-life multiplayer game where board stalls are common, the effect is game-ending. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the card will never see play there; the rate is too slow and the effect too situational for those formats. Commander is where Siege Behemoth earns every cent: a single attack step with a populated board can close out multiple opponents at once, and opponents rarely pack enough removal to answer it and your whole team.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Nylea, God of the Hunt gives all your creatures trample for four mana and is a recurring threat herself, though you lose the direct player damage redirection and she requires green devotion to attack. Beastmaster Ascension and Overrun effects cost less but are one-shot or enchantment-dependent — Siege Behemoth's persistent, per-creature redirection on a body with reach and trample is genuinely hard to replicate cheaply without giving something up.
Price Context
Current price
$8.05 mid tier
At $8.05, Siege Behemoth sits in mid-tier pricing — expensive enough to feel like a commitment, reasonable enough that it's not a barrier for most Commander budgets. It's a single printing with steady demand from creature-combat decks, so the price is unlikely to drop significantly without a reprint.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.