Yellow Scarves Troops
Creature — Human Soldier
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $1.20
- EDHREC rank
- #30827
Yellow Scarves Troops is a 2/1 for one red mana that can't block — a stat line that fails the basic test of a constructed creature in every format that matters. There is no shell, strategy, or commander that makes a non-blocking 2/1 worth a deck slot.
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 |
Yellow Scarves Troops is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 2/1 with a downside does nothing — the format demands cards that scale to a four-player game, and Yellow Scarves Troops scales to nothing. Legacy and Vintage have one-mana creatures that win games outright; a non-blocking 2/1 doesn't make the cut at any competitive table. Pauper is the one format where one-drop red aggro sees real play, but even there, the can't-block clause is disqualifying — you need your creatures pulling double duty on offense and defense.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.20 cheap tier
At $1.20, Yellow Scarves Troops sits in the cheap tier, but the price reflects collector curiosity about the Portal Three Kingdoms print run rather than any gameplay demand. It does not hold functional value — no competitive or casual context wants this card in a deck.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.