Zodiac Ox
Creature — Ox
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28873
Zodiac Ox is a vanilla 3/3 for four mana with a forestwalk ability that only matters when a specific opponent controls a Forest — on-board impact is near zero in most games. There is no competitive context where this slot couldn't be filled by something that actually advances a game plan.
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 |
Zodiac Ox is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 3/3 for four with conditional evasion fails the baseline test: if the ability isn't relevant, you're paying four mana for a body that trades with a 2/2. Legacy and Vintage are powered formats where Zodiac Ox competes against the most efficient cards ever printed — it doesn't belong in either. Oathbreaker offers no kinder home; the format's smaller deck size rewards density, and a vanilla-adjacent creature at four mana doesn't provide it.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Zodiac Ox isn't currently available, but as a bulk rare with no competitive application, it typically sits at or near floor value. Unless you're completing a Portal Three Kingdoms set or have a specific collector reason, there's no urgency to acquire it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.