Tolarian Terror
Creature — Serpent
This spell costs 
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Ward 
(Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #10675
Tolarian Terror is a 5/5 ward creature that routinely costs one or two mana in any deck running instants and sorceries, making it one of the most efficient threats in blue. Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep and similar spell-heavy commanders treat it as a free finisher stapled to a meaningful body.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep triggers off every instant and sorcery you cast, and Tolarian Terror's convoke-adjacent ward ability means it lands early and survives long enough to matter — the two cards reward exactly the same deck-building instincts.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tolarian Terror earns its slot in any blue deck that naturally accumulates ten or more instants and sorceries, which is most of them — it's a near-free 5/5 ward body that comes down mid-game and demands an answer. In Pioneer and Modern, it sees real play in tempo and control shells where the graveyard fills fast enough to make it a one- or two-mana threat by turn three. Legacy and Vintage have enough broken redundancy that Tolarian Terror sits below the power threshold, outclassed by cheaper or more impactful options. Pauper is where it genuinely competes for a top slot — a common 5/5 with ward for one or two mana is the kind of rate that defines the format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Tolarian Terror is bulk by every measure, which makes it an easy include — there's no budget barrier to running it in any deck that wants it. Bulk commons with demonstrated competitive play tend to stay cheap, so this is a pick-up for utility, not speculation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.