Spined Karok
Creature — Crocodile
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25052
Spined Karok is a vanilla 2/3 for three mana with no abilities — it trades blows with small creatures and does nothing else. There is no format where this is the right card for the slot.
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 |
Spined Karok is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper, the format where a 2/3 for three mana has the best shot at relevance, it still falls short — green commons like Nessian Asp and Sarulf's Packmate offer the same or better stats with actual upside. In Commander, a 100-card singleton format defined by 4-for-1s and combo kills, Spined Karok occupies a slot that could be almost any other card. Skip it in every format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Spined Karok is deep bulk — the floor of Magic card pricing. That price reflects demand accurately, and there is no scenario where it appreciates.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.