Craterhoof Behemoth

Creature — Beast

Haste

When this enters, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Combos

• Craterhoof Behemoth + Finale of Devastation

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

DemonDragonJ on Commander/EDH Game Changers

1 week ago

Crow_Umbra, I would never do anything that degenerate, as Kinnan is merely a support card/value engine in my Chulance deck, and most of the creatures in that deck, outside of Craterhoof Behemoth, are fairly minor creatures that simply provide value, for me, until I can assemble one of that deck's win conditions.

StopShot on In your opinion: what was …

3 weeks ago

What came before the first Commander product.

The first Commander product, Commander 2011, came out after New Phyrexia, with the Scars of Mirrodin block being infamous for creating the keyword Infect which is an incredibly powerful keyword in the Commander format, but can be argued was not designed with Commander in mind because of how it was obviously meant for 20 life formats and has never shown up as a keyword in any base commander product since its debut.

What came after the first Commander product.

Just like how powerful infect could be, after Scars of Mirrodin came the Innistrad block which would create Commander staples still used today like Blasphemous Act, Craterhoof Behemoth and Laboratory Maniac, but could you argue WoTC pushed these cards for Commander players? I don't think what Commander staples printed in a set is an apt indicator of what influence Commander has on any given Standard set, after all Avacyn Restored released Griselbrand, a card WoTC would never have created in today's Standard sets given how much the Commander format plays a role in their current set design.

How the Griselbrand standard may answer this question.

I think a more appropriate metric is to apply what I would dub the Griselbrand standard when assessing Standard sets. The Griselbrand standard is cards or mechanics that would be fine in a 20 life 1v1 block constructed format but would obviously have no business ever being in a marketed product for a 40 life multiplayer format, with other examples of the Griselbrand standard being infect, Serra Ascendant, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, etc. Not every Standard set needs a Griselbrand-like card or mechanic to determine if the Commander format played a role in its set design. Instead, it should be asked, at what point did the Griselbrand standard die in MTG Standard set design to make way for the Commander format? I feel this is a more appropriate question to ask to determine when Commander started to take effect on Standard set design, and I'm curious to hear what set you think would best mark this transition into the Standard sets we see today.

greyninja on Slimefoot, the Stowaway

1 month ago

Hello! Saw the thread and wanted to jump in

Can add a few more one drops to get Slimefoot out turn 2. Elves of Deep Shadow, Delighted Halfling, Deathrite Shaman, Elvish Mystic, Fyndhorn Elves, etc

If money isn't an issue, Doubling Season to get redundancy with the slimefoot + Parallel Lives + Ashnod's Altar combo. Demonic TutorGC to help find it

What are some other wincons?
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Peregrin Took + Experimental Confectioner
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist
- Hazel's Brewmaster + Devoted Druid

There are a lot of other 3-4 card combos in these colors, but these will help get your gears going when building.

Have fun! Please take a minute and upvote a few of my decks!

legendofa on How Good is Pathbreaker Ibex?

1 month ago

Craterhoof Behemoth has haste. It doesn't have to survive for a turn before it starts doing its thing, and the mana cost has lots of ways to get around it or mitigate it--ramp, reanimation, something like Eladamri, Korvecdal and other cheats, etc. For {1}{G}, the Behemoth gets +2/+2 and immediate use over Pathbreaker Ibex, and that's a lot of its power.

That's not to say the Ibex isn't a really good card. It's strong and worthwhile in its own right, and it's easier to bring out by itself. The Behemoth's haste, though, is probably the deciding factor. The Ibex just needs a little bit more support to get full output than the Behemoth, and that little extra support can make the difference in a match.

Ibex is a beatdown card. Behemoth is a finisher.

DemonDragonJ on How Good is Pathbreaker Ibex?

1 month ago

There are numerous variations of Overrun, some of which are also sorceries and some of which are creatures, and my favorite of those is Pathbreaker Ibex, because its ability is reusable, for only one additional mana over Overrun, and it can provide some major increases to the power and toughness of other creatures, in the proper deck, so I am wondering what everyone else thinks about that card.

What does everyone else say, about this subject? Is everyone else here as fond of Pathbreaker Ibex as I am, and why is Craterhoof Behemoth the more popular variant of Overrun, when it has a higher casting cost and cannot be reused without additional support? I certainly am interested to hear what everyone else has to say, on this matter.

Barguppis on Helga Counters

2 months ago

Add Bloom Tender, it taps for 3 mana once you've played your commander. Replace Rampant Growth with Nature's Lore.

Consider adding Craterhoof Behemoth to help close out games quicker or take out a troublesome opponent. Consider adding Kiora's Follower, cheap untapper targets anything

legendofa on Beta Brackets Update Today

2 months ago

More on the banlist side of things, but I think Biorhythm could be made available. {G} isn't known for clearing the board by itself, and is it that much more of a game ender than Craterhoof Behemoth (specifically called out as acceptable, not even a game changer) or Triumph of the Hordes?

Icbrgr on Kaheera Cat Pride

2 months ago

(cat photos in the deck description is cheating.. look at those little fangs and white goatee lol)

Does this deck actually utilize Craterhoof Behemoth? I'm used to seeing it in Elves with a buncha mana dorks so seeing it here in a more Lord/Swarm style has me curious.... I brewed around Break Out back when we had Amped Raptor and was using Boros Charm for that extra damage.