Thunderfoot Baloth
Creature — Beast
Trample
Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and other creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Price
- $1.82
- EDHREC rank
- #1969
Thunderfoot Baloth puts +2/+2 and trample on your entire board the moment your commander is in play — that's a Overrun stapled to a 6/6 body for six mana. Slinza, the Spiked Stampede decks run it at nearly 86% inclusion for good reason: when your commander is almost always out, this is a permanent anthem, not a one-shot pump.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede is in play the majority of the game, which means Thunderfoot Baloth's lieutenant ability is essentially always online — every creature in the deck attacks with +2/+2 and trample, turning even utility creatures into serious combat threats.
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood keeps a commander in the zone consistently, and Thunderfoot Baloth converts that board presence into a lethal swing by giving the wide creature base both size and trample to punch through blockers.
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler builds a board of tokens and value creatures that need a finisher, and Thunderfoot Baloth delivers a persistent anthem that turns a cluttered board into a one-attack close.
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Emmara, Soul of the Accord floods the board with 1/1 Soldier tokens, and Thunderfoot Baloth's lieutenant bonus upgrades that army to 3/3 tramplers — opponents who planned to chump-block suddenly can't.
Radha, Heir to Keld
Radha, Heir to Keld attacks aggressively and wants every combat to matter, and Thunderfoot Baloth amplifies that strategy by ensuring the whole team hits harder and pushes through any defensive wall.
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 where Thunderfoot Baloth lives — the lieutenant mechanic assumes a persistent commander presence, and in a 100-card singleton format with command zone recursion, that condition is met far more reliably than anywhere else. The wide boards and combat-oriented strategies common in Commander mean the +2/+2 trample buff regularly affects four or more creatures at once, which is where the card stops being good and starts being backbreaking. In Legacy and Vintage, Thunderfoot Baloth is technically legal but completely irrelevant — six mana buys actual game-ending threats in those formats, and the lieutenant condition is meaningless without a commander zone. Oathbreaker shares the commander-zone structure, so the lieutenant ability functions there too, making it a reasonable inclusion in any green Oathbreaker deck that goes wide.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.82 cheap tier
At $1.82, Thunderfoot Baloth sits in the cheap tier and represents strong mechanical value for the cost — an effect this impactful would command a higher price if it saw play outside Commander. It's a safe pickup that won't spike, but the price is unlikely to drop further given consistent Commander demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
- Emmara, Soul of the Accord
- Radha, Heir to Keld
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.