Zebra Unicorn
Creature — Unicorn
Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #22729
Zebra Unicorn puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control when it enters — a one-shot anthem effect stapled to a 2/2 body for five mana. That rate is too slow and too low-impact for nearly any competitive context, making Zebra Unicorn a casual-only card at best.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zebra Unicorn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a five-mana 2/2 that distributes a single round of +1/+1 counters needs either a massive board already in play or a dedicated counters synergy shell to justify the slot — and even then, better options exist at this cost. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in Zebra Unicorn; the formats are too fast and too powerful for a card this incremental. Oathbreaker, where games move quicker and spell-to-creature ratios matter more, is equally unfriendly to it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Zebra Unicorn sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects the card's ceiling accurately. There is no meaningful demand driver that would push it higher, so treat it as a throw-in rather than an acquisition.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.