Yavimaya Barbarian
Creature — Elf Barbarian
Protection from blue
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #28470
Yavimaya Barbarian is a 2/2 for two mana with protection from blue — a fine rate in a vacuum, but protection from blue does almost nothing offensively and the body is too small to matter in Commander. It's a filler creature that never graduates to role-player.
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 |
Yavimaya Barbarian is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Pauper, where a two-mana 2/2 can occasionally pull weight, protection from blue is too narrow to justify the slot over creatures with evasion, enters-the-battlefield effects, or relevant keywords. In Commander, the stat line is irrelevant by turn three and protection from blue doesn't translate into meaningful threat protection or combo utility. Legacy and Vintage have long since left this power level behind entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Yavimaya Barbarian is deep bulk — it costs more to ship than to buy. That price reflects exactly what the card is worth competitively, and there's no pressure holding it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.