Tangle Hulk
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Beast
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29780
Tangle Hulk is a 6/6 reach blocker for six mana with a regeneration ability that costs two and requires tapping three other creatures — the rate is unplayable in any format with better options. A 6/6 that can't attack without setup and regenerates only by exhausting your board is not a payoff; it's a liability.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tangle Hulk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, six mana for a vanilla-sized creature with a cumbersome regeneration cost is far below the format's power floor — you need either a enters-the-battlefield effect, a combo role, or a statline that ends games. In Pauper, where commons compete on raw efficiency, a six-drop with no immediate impact and a tap-three-creatures activation is simply outclassed. Across every format where it's legal, Tangle Hulk has no meaningful niche.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Tangle Hulk sits in the deepest bulk tier — the price reflects demand, which is essentially none. It won't fall further, but there's no scenario where this appreciates; bulk commons and uncommons with no competitive application stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.