Siege Mastodon
Creature — Elephant
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Price
- $0.02
- EDHREC rank
- #28902
Siege Mastodon is a 3/5 for five mana with no abilities — a vanilla body that trades a turn for a blocker that better cards outclass at every price point. There is no shell where this is the right call.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Siege Mastodon is legal in every major format and competitively relevant in none of them. In Commander, five mana for a 3/5 with no text is a dead slot — the format's power ceiling is too high for a creature that does nothing the turn it enters and nothing the turn after. Pauper is the only format where bulk commons see daylight, but even there Siege Mastodon loses out to commons with actual abilities at the same cost. Across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.02 bulk tier
At $0.02, Siege Mastodon is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; it will not appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.