Card of the Day · July 13, 2026 Format Mover
Craterhoof Behemoth
Creature — Beast · Mythic
EDHREC #322 Tarkir: Dragonstorm
This is the best finisher green has ever printed, full stop, and it makes go-wide decks look like fast combo whether you meant them to or not.
Why now
Every green creature deck eventually asks the same question: do I have seven mana and a board? Craterhoof Behemoth is the answer, and it's the reason a lot of 'casual tribal' decks kill on turn 4.
What it does
It gives your whole board trample and a power and toughness boost equal to your creature count, so a wide board turns into lethal damage in one swing.
Where it shines
Elfball and token strategies: dump mana dorks or tokens onto the board, cast this, attack for more than anyone expects.
Plays well with
- Natural Order tutors Craterhoof Behemoth straight into play, skipping the seven mana cost entirely and turning a full board of Elves into a lethal swing.
- Cheap mana dorks like this fill the board early, so when Craterhoof lands the power and toughness boost scales with every dork you've played.
- Avenger floods the board with Plant tokens first, then Craterhoof turns that token army into a one-shot kill with trample.
The catch
You need bodies already in play for it to matter. Cast it into an empty board and it's just a vanilla beater with haste.
Featured in
EXPLAINER Commander Bracket System: Intent vs. Card Composition Craterhoof Behemoth shows up in our Commander Brackets Explained: Intent vs. Card Composition, where we talk about why decks like this get misjudged by their theme instead of their actual speed.