Thicket Basilisk
Creature — Basilisk
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #27478
Thicket Basilisk turns every blocked or blocking creature into a removal spell — anything that trades combat damage with it dies, no questions asked. Five mana for a 2/4 is a real cost, and the ability does nothing unless creatures are fighting it, so the payoff is entirely matchup-dependent.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Thicket Basilisk earns a serious look, and even there it needs the right shell — deathtouch-matters decks or forced-combat builds that can guarantee blocks. In Legacy and Vintage it's strictly a curiosity; the power level gap between Thicket Basilisk and what those formats demand is enormous. Oathbreaker is legal but faces the same problem: five mana for a conditional body that requires opponents to cooperate rarely makes the cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Thicket Basilisk is deep bulk — you're not paying for the card, you're paying for the shipping. Demand is too narrow and supply too abundant for the price to move in any direction that matters.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.