MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #190

Pummeler for Hire

ecl·#190·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Steve Ellis

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '26

7 mo ago

Value

$0.06+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.06 · low $0.06

NM$0.06

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.06–$0.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.08low $0.03range 166.7%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,813 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.07

Nonfoil$0.06

Gameplay

Creature — Giant Mercenary

Vigilance, reach Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) When this creature enters, you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among Giants you control.

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2025-11-17wotc

The value of X is calculated only once, as Pummeler for Hire's last ability resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.06. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.08 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ECL — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #190 of *Lorwyn Eclipsed*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2026 Lorwyn Eclipsed release.

Card type: Creature — Giant Mercenary, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{G} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Reach, Vigilance, and Ward.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,813 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Steve Ellis. Rarix catalogs 152 other cards credited to this artist.