Summit Apes
Creature — Ape
As long as you control a Mountain, this creature has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #12453
Summit Apes is a 4/3 for four mana with a built-in threat: if a Forest you control gets targeted by a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may have it deal 4 damage to any target. That's a meaningful deterrent stapled to a vanilla-sized body, but the conditional nature of the trigger keeps it out of any deck that doesn't specifically reward it. Outside of Kibo, Uktabi Prince, where the Banana token interactions create a tight loop around this exact effect, Summit Apes is a bulk rare for a reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince puts Banana tokens on Forests, and opponents who crack those Bananas are doing exactly what Summit Apes is waiting for — triggering free damage every time someone takes the bait, turning Kibo's group-hug engine into a punisher shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Summit Apes is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in exactly one context: Kibo, Uktabi Prince Commander builds. In Legacy and Modern the rate is unplayable — a 4/3 for four with a situational triggered ability doesn't come close to competing. In Commander, the card exists almost entirely as a Kibo piece; outside that pairing, there's no shell where Summit Apes earns a slot over any generic four-drop threat. Oathbreaker is technically legal but the same logic applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Summit Apes is deep bulk — the price reflects that its demand is almost entirely single-commander. It's unlikely to climb unless Kibo, Uktabi Prince decks spike in popularity, so don't expect it to hold more than floor value long-term.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.