Trapjaw Tyrant
Creature — Dinosaur
Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8845
Trapjaw Tyrant turns combat damage into a removal engine — every enrage trigger exiles an opponent's creature until the Tyrant leaves, which in a dedicated enrage shell means your board clears itself. The payoff is real, but five mana for a 5/5 with no immediate protection means it needs support to survive long enough to matter; Wayta, Trainer Prodigy provides exactly that by triggering enrage without risking the Tyrant in combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy appears in 59% of Wayta decks precisely because Wayta's ability lets Trapjaw Tyrant deal damage to itself for free, exiling a threat every turn without ever attacking into blockers.
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar decks run Trapjaw Tyrant as a Dinosaur that pulls double duty — it survives Gishath combat triggers and then starts exiling blockers, clearing the path for future Gishath swings.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Trapjaw Tyrant is a Commander card through and through — five mana is fine when your game goes long and enrage synergies compound over multiple turns. In Modern and Pioneer the rate is unplayable; no competitive shell wants a five-mana 5/5 whose removal is conditional on taking damage repeatedly. Legacy and Vintage have access to it on paper but have zero interest. Commander is the only format where Trapjaw Tyrant earns its slot, and even there it needs an enrage-enabling commander to reach its ceiling.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current price data isn't available in this listing, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the latest figure. As a Dinosaur tribal piece with a narrow but dedicated home, Trapjaw Tyrant tends to sit in affordable-bulk territory outside of demand spikes driven by new enrage support.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.