Trygon Prime
Creature — Tyranid
Subterranean Assault — Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it and a +1/+1 counter on up to one other target attacking creature. That creature can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #11279
Trygon Prime destroys an artifact or enchantment every time it deals combat damage to a player — repeatable, free removal stapled to a 2/3 flying body for five mana. The cost is that it needs to connect, which means it wins in wide-open skies and loses to ground-stall metas; The Swarmlord decks don't care, because they're already making Trygon Prime unblockable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord's Tyranid tokens flood the board and apply enough pressure that Trygon Prime gets through almost automatically, turning every swing into a free Nature's Claim without spending a card.
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane's copy-doubling gameplan wants high-power creatures that justify the spell slots, and Trygon Prime earns its keep by threatening to strip problem permanents every time the wide Tyranid board punches through.
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 |
Commander is where Trygon Prime earns its slot — artifact and enchantment hate is always relevant, and a flying body that generates card advantage every combat is exactly the kind of incremental value that compounds over a long multiplayer game. In Vintage and Legacy, it's legal but functionally unplayable; both formats move too fast for a five-mana creature that has to attack to do anything, and dedicated removal spells cost a fraction of the mana. Oathbreaker is closer to Commander in pace, so Trygon Prime could see fringe play there in blue-green shells that can protect it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Trygon Prime is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're building anything Simic with a combat-damage subtheme. Bulk rares with genuine utility tend to stay flat or tick slightly up as formats cycle, but this one is already cheap enough that the question is just whether it fits your deck, not whether it's worth the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.