Trygon Predator
Creature — Beast
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #3165
Trygon Predator destroys an artifact or enchantment every time it connects — repeatable, attached to a evasive flying body, and only three mana. In a format where Swords to Plowshares and Sol Ring hit the table by turn one, that trigger compounds fast, and Felix Five-Boots makes it devastating by copying the trigger on each additional combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots grants Trygon Predator an additional combat trigger on top of its baseline — every extra attack step strips another permanent, and Felix's trample-and-haste package ensures the Predator is connecting rather than trading in combat.
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor rewards creatures that deal combat damage to players, and Trygon Predator's flying makes it a reliable damage source that doubles as a hate piece, clearing the way for Gonti's own triggers while dismantling opposing mana rocks.
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful is a mutate commander, and Trygon Predator is a legal mutate target — stacking Otrimi onto it converts a nuisance flier into a recursive threat that returns mutated creatures from the graveyard while still stripping permanents on each hit.
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Trygon Predator enters with two power, qualifying it as a less-than-three-power creature that feeds Ezuri, Claw of Progress with experience counters whenever it deals combat damage, doubling up on value from a single attack.
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler cares about landing damage with small creatures and leveraging +1/+1 counter synergies, and Trygon Predator contributes a flying threat that dismantles problem permanents while fitting neatly into the counter-growth engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Trygon Predator earns its keep — the average table has enough Sol Rings, Rhystic Studies, and Smothering Tithes that a flying body threatening a free Naturalize each combat is genuinely oppressive. In Legacy and Vintage, the permanent-type coverage is relevant but the body is too slow and soft to compete with the format's raw speed. Modern has moved past three-mana creatures that don't immediately stabilize the board or end the game, so Trygon Predator sits below the power threshold there too. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in its artifact-and-enchantment density, making Trygon Predator a solid include in any Simic shell that can land consistent hits.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Trygon Predator is bulk by any measure, which makes it one of the highest-efficiency hate pieces per dollar in the format. The price is stable — casual demand keeps it in print and widely available, but there's no pressure driving it higher.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.