Towering Baloth
Creature — Beast
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #25767
Towering Baloth is a 7/6 for eight mana with no evasion, no ETB, and no immediate board impact — that's a bad rate in any competitive context. Reach keeps it from being completely inert, but eight mana buys you far more threatening creatures in green.
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 |
Towering Baloth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, green has access to eight-drop threats that win games on the spot — Towering Baloth occupies that slot and does almost nothing with it. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; fair eight-mana creatures have no place in formats where the game is often decided by turn two. Oathbreaker shares Commander's problem: the slot is too expensive for a body that just sits there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Towering Baloth is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. There's no competitive pressure pushing it up, so don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.