Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Legendary Creature — Beast
Beast spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
Each other Beast creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever Slinza or another creature with power 4 or greater enters, you may pay 
. When you do, Slinza fights target creature you don't control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.43
- EDHREC rank
- #11832
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede lands as a massive trample threat that immediately pressures the board the turn it enters. The cost is real — it's a high-mana investment that does nothing if answered at instant speed — but the raw stats and keyword density make it a legitimate payoff in the right shell, and Illuna, Apex of Wishes can put it into play for free off a Mutate trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Illuna, Apex of Wishes
Illuna, Apex of Wishes uses Mutate to flip the top of the deck and land a free nonland permanent, making Slinza, the Spiked Stampede an ideal hit — a massive body that costs nothing when Illuna connects and immediately threatens combat damage.
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 |
Commander is where Slinza, the Spiked Stampede actually gets to operate — singleton, longer games, and cheat-into-play commanders like Illuna give it a natural home. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically true, but neither format has any reason to run a slow, expensive creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect when faster, more disruptive options exist. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth mentioning: if your planeswalker and signature spell can generate the mana or deploy Slinza ahead of curve, the pressure it applies on a smaller life total is legitimate.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.43 bulk tier
At $0.43, Slinza, the Spiked Stampede sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a competitive format picks them up, and Slinza has no competitive homes, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the casual Commander table and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Illuna, Apex of Wishes
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.