Thriving Ibex
Creature — Goat
When this creature enters, you get 
(two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #26303
Thriving Ibex enters with a +1/+1 counter and lets you choose a color to stockpile additional counters each upkeep — a slow, reliable growth engine on a three-mana 2/2 body. Playable, but never exciting; it earns a slot only in dedicated counter-synergy builds where every incremental counter matters.
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 |
Thriving Ibex is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a three-mana 2/2 that grows one counter per turn. Pauper is the only non-Commander format where budget creature slots could theoretically accommodate it, though far stronger commons exist for any aggressive or midrange role. In Commander, it finds its most defensible home in +1/+1 counter decks that can exploit every trigger — commanders like Hamza, Guardian of Arashin or Kros, Defense Contractor make the incremental counter generation meaningful rather than incidental. Even there, it sits near the bottom of the inclusion hierarchy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Thriving Ibex is deep bulk — the kind of card that comes in a precon pile rather than a deliberate purchase. That price is stable because demand is low and copies are plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.