Silverclad Ferocidons
Creature — Dinosaur
Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material
- Price
- $0.70
- EDHREC rank
- #5269
Silverclad Ferocidons turns every enrage trigger into a punishing drain effect — opponents lose 1 life each time it takes damage, and in a dedicated enrage shell that happens multiple times per turn cycle. The eight-mana cost is real, but Wayta, Trainer Prodigy cuts it in half, and Mayhem Devil proves players will pay for this style of passive life-drain when the engine is online.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy's ability to halve the cost of creatures with enrage makes Silverclad Ferocidons a four-mana threat instead of an eight-mana one, and her repeated pinging lets you fire the drain trigger on demand every turn.
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid forces opponents to deal damage to your creatures during attacks, which means Silverclad Ferocidons enrages itself off Indoraptor's triggered ability — no setup required.
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar cheats big dinosaurs into play, and Silverclad Ferocidons is exactly the kind of high-mana enrage payoff you want landing for free off a Gishath hit.
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Atla Palani, Nest Tender cracks eggs to put large creatures directly onto the battlefield, bypassing the eight-mana cost entirely and giving Silverclad Ferocidons immediate board presence.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
Zacama, Primal Calamity untaps all lands on entry, meaning a Zacama deck can realistically hard-cast Silverclad Ferocidons in the same turn and still have mana open to start activating enrage pings.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Silverclad Ferocidons is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it's actually a serious consideration is Commander — eight mana is a non-starter in any 60-card format where the game ends before you untap with it. In Commander, the card finds a clear home in enrage-tribal shells where cost reduction and repeated ping effects make the eight-mana tag negotiable. Outside of dedicated dinosaur builds, it sits on the shelf even in Commander, since the drain effect isn't impactful enough to justify the slot without an enrage engine behind it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Silverclad FerocidonsMayhem Devil
Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control; Near-infinite damage; Mass Land Denial
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Ghyrson Starn, KelermorphTemple AltisaurSilverclad FerocidonsSpark Double
Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control; Mass Land Denial
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Current price
$0.70 bulk tier
At $0.70, Silverclad Ferocidons is firmly bulk — the price reflects its narrow playability outside a specific tribal shell. It's stable bulk rather than a sleeper: the enrage payoff is real within Wayta or Gishath builds, but that ceiling keeps demand contained.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.