Hulk, Bruce Banner
MSC · uncommon · Released 2026-06-26
Power
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Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
fits anywhere
fixed effect
one mode
situational
easily answered
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Rationale
A 7/4 trampler for 5 mana is an efficient and threatening clock in limited and casual Commander; it demands immediate removal or it ends games quickly. However, in Commander and Brawl it lacks additional text beyond trample — no ETB, no draw, no protection — so it's a solid beater but not a format-defining threat. The double-red pip cost constrains it to mono-red or heavy-red builds.
Learnings (2)
Hulk, Bruce Banner has no activated, triggered, or replacement abilities — just a static trample keyword, making it one of the simpler Legendary Creatures in the Marvel series; its value is entirely in the stat-to-mana ratio.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
At 7/4 trample for 5 mana in red, this compares favorably to vanilla benchmarks in Limited but lacks the resilience or immediate value that Commander staples typically need to justify the slot at higher brackets.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #29,453