War Mammoth
Creature — Elephant
Trample
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28845
War Mammoth is a 3/3 trampler for four mana — a stat line that was outclassed roughly twenty years ago. Strictly better options exist at every point on the curve, and there is no competitive context where War Mammoth is the right call.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
War Mammoth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 3/3 trample for four does nothing at a table where opponents are deploying seven-mana threats and board wipes by turn five. Pauper is the one format where commons live or die on efficiency, and War Mammoth fails that test — green commons like Jungle Lion and Llanowar Elves simply do more. Legacy and Vintage don't need elaboration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, War Mammoth is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a $.25 box at every LGS. That price won't move; there is no spike scenario for a vanilla beater with no combo relevance and no nostalgia premium strong enough to drive demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.