Tromokratis
Legendary Creature — Kraken
Tromokratis has hexproof unless it's attacking or blocking.
Tromokratis can't be blocked unless all creatures defending player controls block it. (If any creature that player controls doesn't block this creature, it can't be blocked.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Born of the Gods Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4779
Tromokratis hits the board as a near-unblockable 8/8 for eight — either your opponent commits their entire team to block it or it connects for eight uncontested. The cost is real: eight mana and a Kraken tribal payoff that does nothing until it attacks, which means it belongs in decks that can cheat it into play, and Kenessos, Priest of Thassa does exactly that for free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa puts Tromokratis directly onto the battlefield for free whenever you scry, turning an eight-mana vanilla threat into a zero-mana win condition that appears as early as turn three.
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep triggers whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent enters the battlefield, and Tromokratis arriving usually means an immediate free cast of whatever sea monster sits on top of your library — a chain that can end the game the turn it starts.
Runo Stromkirk
Runo Stromkirk rewards stacking the deck with the biggest, scariest sea creatures available, and Tromokratis fills that role while threatening lethal on its own the turn it swings through an opponent who can't field a full blocker army.
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle decks lean on massive blue creatures to close games, and Tromokratis pairs naturally as a second enormous threat that opponents must answer or lose — the evasion clause means simply having blockers doesn't save them.
Marvo, Deep Operative
Marvo, Deep Operative rewards casting and cheating out large creatures for value, and Tromokratis as a top-end threat gives the deck a reliable way to apply pressure that opponents can't answer with a single blocker.
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 |
Tromokratis is a Commander card — full stop. The eight-mana cost is a non-issue when Kenessos, Priest of Thassa or Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep can put it into play for free, and the all-or-nothing blocking clause punishes the creature-heavy board states that define multiplayer games. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, an eight-mana 8/8 with no immediate impact and no protection is unplayable — those formats end before it ever resolves fairly, and there is no Kenessos to bail it out. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card adjacent format where a giant Kraken might see a fringe home in a dedicated sea-creature shell, but that is a narrow ask.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Tromokratis isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number. It's an older mythic with a narrow home, which typically keeps the ceiling low — pick it up whenever you're building the deck rather than hunting for a deal.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.