Thriving Rhino
Creature — Rhino
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
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25385
Thriving Rhino is a 2/3 for three mana that enters with a +1/+1 counter and grows by one each turn you choose green in your two-color step — solid stats and built-in scaling, but the growth requires consistent color commitment that not every deck can guarantee. Playable in the right home, benched everywhere else.
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 Rhino is a bulk common that sees essentially no competitive play across any format — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have creatures that do more for less. Pauper is the one format where a 2/3 with incremental counter growth could theoretically fit a +1/+1 counter shell, but even there it competes against more efficient options. In Commander, Thriving Rhino finds its best home in counter-synergy decks under commanders like Ghave, Guru of Spores or Zaxara, the Exemplary, where each additional counter triggers payoffs — but it's still near the bottom of the pile in terms of power. Treat it as a budget placeholder, not a long-term inclusion.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Thriving Rhino is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card quality. It won't lose value because it has essentially none to lose, so there's no financial risk in picking one up, just an opportunity cost if it's taking a slot a better card could fill.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.