Troll-Horn Cameo
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #26808
Troll-Horn Cameo is a three-mana rock that taps for one of two colors and replaces itself once — functional, but outclassed by nearly every two-mana alternative in the format. Run it only when you've exhausted better options or need the fifth and sixth copies of this effect.
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 |
Troll-Horn Cameo is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in Legacy and Vintage has no interest in a three-mana do-nothing-until-next-turn artifact. Commander is its only realistic home, and even there Troll-Horn Cameo sits at the bottom of the mana-rock pecking order — it enters tapped, costs three, and the cantrip barely justifies the slot. Oathbreaker's tighter game clock makes a tapped three-drop rock actively punishing.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Troll-Horn Cameo is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. The price is stable because demand is essentially zero; better rocks exist at the same or lower price points, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.