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Warbeast of Gorgoroth

Creature — Beast

Whenever this creature or another creature you control with power 4 or greater dies, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Price
$0.28
EDHREC rank
#14409
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Warbeast of Gorgoroth card art
Warbeast of Gorgoroth hits the board as a 5/4 trampler with an amass trigger that scales with your opponent count — in a four-player Commander pod, that's twelve power spread across two bodies before it attacks. The cost is seven mana, which means it needs either ramp or a Drivnod, Carnage Dominus style value engine to justify the slot over cheaper threats.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Warbeast of Gorgoroth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its home is clearly Commander. The amass trigger multiplies with player count, which means the four-player default pod is exactly where Warbeast of Gorgoroth performs best — you're getting the most tokens and the largest Army for free. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, a seven-mana 5/4 with no immediate protection doesn't compete with the speed of those formats. Pauper runs it at common, but seven mana is a steep ask in a format that rarely reaches that threshold.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

3 decks
The Balrog, Durin's BanePhyrexian AltarWarbeast of Gorgoroth

The Balrog, Durin's BanePhyrexian AltarWarbeast of Gorgoroth

Infinite commander casts; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count

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Price Context

Current price

$0.28 bulk tier

At $0.28, Warbeast of Gorgoroth is deep bulk — you're picking it up as throw-in fodder, not a deliberate purchase. Bulk rares with narrow competitive appeal rarely climb without a spike in a specific synergy deck, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the build rather than a card to stock.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.