Snapping Thragg
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may have it deal 3 damage to target creature that player controls.
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29816
Snapping Thragg is a five-mana 3/3 that deals 3 damage to any target when it dies — a body and a trigger that rarely justify the cost together. Seven mana to deploy and sacrifice it is too slow for formats where better recursive threats exist at lower price points.
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 |
Snapping Thragg is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, five mana for a 3/3 with a death trigger that deals 3 is simply below rate — Goblin Bombardment shells and sacrifice decks have access to creatures that do more on entry, on death, or both. Legacy and Vintage have access to every tool ever printed, which means Snapping Thragg never makes the cut when faster, denser threats exist. It's a bulk rare in formats where power level demands efficiency at every slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Snapping Thragg sits firmly in bulk territory and that price reflects its playability honestly. Don't expect movement — low demand and no competitive home keep it there.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.