Tsabo Tavoc
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
First strike, protection from legendary creatures
, 
: Destroy target legendary creature. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $1.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22937
Tsabo Tavoc hits the board as a 7/4 first striker with protection from legendary creatures, and its tap ability destroys any legendary creature and makes its controller discard two cards — a backbreaking effect in a format defined by powerful commanders. The cost is seven mana and the fragility of a creature that opponents are incentivized to answer immediately.
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 Tsabo Tavoc does its best work: nearly every opponent's most important permanent is a legendary creature, so the destroy trigger is live the moment it enters and its protection clause shuts off attacks and blocks from the format's most dangerous threats. In Legacy, it's legal but largely absent — seven mana is too slow for a format that can end the game on turn one or two, and the legendary-matters angle is too narrow to justify the slot. Vintage shares the same problem at an even higher power ceiling. Oathbreaker is legal and the logic from Commander applies, though the smaller life totals and faster pace mean Tsabo Tavoc rarely gets to fire.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.05 cheap tier
At $1.05, Tsabo Tavoc sits in impulse-buy territory for any Commander player who wants targeted legendary removal stapled to a combat-relevant body. Demand is niche enough that the price has stayed flat for years and isn't likely to spike absent a reprint or a sudden surge in legendary-heavy metas.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.