Tarkir Duneshaper // Burnished Dunestomper
Creature — Dog Warrior // Creature — Phyrexian Dog Warrior
: Transform this creature. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #21449
Tarkir Duneshaper // Burnished Dunestomper gives you a flexible Desert-matters creature that transforms into a 6/6 trampler for no extra mana cost beyond what you already spend cycling it. The ceiling is high for a bulk rare, but it only pays off in dedicated Desert-heavy builds.
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 |
In Commander, Tarkir Duneshaper // Burnished Dunestomper slots cleanly into Desert-tribal or landfall shells where you're already running a high Desert count — the transformation condition isn't incidental, it's a deck-building constraint. Pauper is where it competes hardest for a slot, since a cycling creature that upgrades into a 6/6 trampling threat is unusually large for the format, though the Desert synergy requirement narrows its homes there too. In Modern and Pioneer it's outclassed by faster threats, but a niche cycling-value shell could find room for it. Legacy and Vintage won't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Tarkir Duneshaper // Burnished Dunestomper is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a card with real ceiling in the right shell. Bulk rares with niche tribal requirements rarely spike, so don't expect movement unless a Desert commander breaks out and drives demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.