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Thragtusk

Creature — Beast

When this creature enters, you gain 5 life.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
New Capenna Commander
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#7698
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Thragtusk card art
Thragtusk enters with 5 power, 3 life, and a 3/3 token on the way out — that's three bodies and a life cushion for five mana, and it resets every time something blinks it. Roon of the Hidden Realm and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician both exploit that enter-the-battlefield loop relentlessly, which is why Thragtusk has stayed relevant long after its Standard dominance faded.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Roon of the Hidden Realm

Roon of the Hidden Realm

41.8% of decks · synergy 0.41

Roon of the Hidden Realm was practically designed to abuse Thragtusk — blinking it at end of turn nets 3 life and a fresh 3/3 Beast token every single cycle, turning one creature into a recurring resource engine.

02
Emiel the Blessed

Emiel the Blessed

35.5% of decks · synergy 0.35

Emiel the Blessed can blink Thragtusk on demand for three mana, meaning every activation gains 3 life and a 3/3 token, and Emiel's cost reduction from other creatures makes that loop increasingly cheap.

03
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede

Slinza, the Spiked Stampede

26.3% of decks · synergy 0.26

Slinza, the Spiked Stampede wants a wide board of Beasts to trample over opponents, and Thragtusk delivers two bodies — the 5/3 itself plus a 3/3 token — every time it enters, fueling that go-wide strategy with minimal investment.

04
Ghired, Conclave Exile

Ghired, Conclave Exile

17.9% of decks · synergy 0.18

Ghired, Conclave Exile populates on attack, and Thragtusk's 3/3 Beast token is a prime copy target — each populate trigger off Ghired adds another 3/3 to the board and compounds the life gain loop if anything is blinking Thragtusk.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Thragtusk is a workhorse in blink and ETB decks — five mana for guaranteed life gain, a sizeable body, and a token that survives removal on the main creature is exactly the kind of resilient value multiplayer rewards. Modern has moved well past the point where a five-mana creature without immediate board impact or protection competes at the top tables, so Thragtusk sits on the fringe there, showing up occasionally in dedicated flicker shells. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the raw power ceiling in those formats leaves no room for a fair five-drop. Thragtusk's real home is and has always been Commander, specifically in the blink commanders listed above.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, Thragtusk is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. The price reflects its fall from a $20+ Standard staple to a widely reprinted Commander role-player, and it's not climbing back; the supply is deep and the demand is Commander-casual, so buy it for the effect, not the envelope.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.