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Sonic the Hedgehog

Legendary Creature — Hedgehog Warrior

Haste
Gotta Go Fast — Whenever Sonic the Hedgehog attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with flash or haste.
Whenever a creature you control with flash or haste is dealt damage, create a tapped Treasure token.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}{W}
Color identity
RUW
Rarity
mythic
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
$2.42
EDHREC rank
#9472
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Sonic the Hedgehog card art
Sonic the Hedgehog turns every tapped permanent entering under your control into an untapped one — the same effect Amulet of Vigor provides, but stapled to a legendary Creature with haste and a unique land-bouncing ability. The cost in deckbuilding flexibility is real given the Universe Beyond legality restrictions, but the on-board payoff in the right shell is immediate and tangible.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Sonic the Hedgehog has the most room to operate, slotting into landfall, bounce-land, or tap-synergy strategies that want the untap effect repeatedly across a long game. Legacy and Vintage are both technically legal, but Sonic the Hedgehog offers nothing competitive enough to displace dedicated combo or tempo pieces in those formats — it won't see serious play there. Oathbreaker is the other realistic home, where the compressed game length still allows a haste-enabled creature with an enters-the-battlefield-adjacent effect to contribute before the game ends.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$2.42 cheap tier

At $2.42, Sonic the Hedgehog sits in the cheap tier — accessible for casual Commander players without any meaningful budget friction. Novelty and license scarcity tend to keep Universe Beyond cards from dropping to bulk, so this price is likely a floor rather than a ceiling.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.