Unyaro Bees
Creature — Insect
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #25721
Unyaro Bees is a five-mana 3/3 flyer that can sacrifice itself to counter a target spell — a payoff that rarely justifies the setup cost. The rate is simply too poor: five mana for a body that trades itself for a single spell is Commander-era unplayable in almost every context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Unyaro Bees occupies the fringe of curiosity — it's legal, but the combination of five mana, a 3/3 body, and a sorcery-speed-adjacent sacrifice outlet for counterspell duty is far below what the format demands. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but no competitive shell has ever wanted this effect at this cost when hard counters and efficient interaction exist at one or two mana. Oathbreaker is similarly uninterested. Unyaro Bees is effectively a casual Commander novelty, and even there it struggles to earn a slot over creatures that either hit harder or interact more cheaply.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Unyaro Bees sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a card you pull from a box, not one you seek out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.