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Commander Intelligence

Beorn the Fierce

Coverage4 out of 5Based on strategy, synergy, version, and market-intelligence coverage.
Support cards44 cards

Beorn asks for ramp, cheap Bears, changelings, and enough board protection to keep three Bears in play. The first market check is version separation: HOB #119, showcase #230, and surge-foil #266 should not share one price or supply history.

Color identity
G
Deck role
go-wide-payoffs
Game plan
Ramp into Beorn, then keep enough Bears or changelings on board that the combat trigger turns into draw two.

Market Summary

Beorn the Fierce market checks

Market trends
Supply pressureMarket status44Cards monitored8Active signals19Supply pressure4Higher confidenceSep 29, 2026Last market update

Supply pressure: Seedborn Muse is the first card to verify because Seedborn Muse: supply is getting thin over the 24h window (-71%).

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Core Synergy

Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Bear Density

Only actual Bear entries trigger Ayula; converting an existing creature does not.

Role
Bear Entry Payoff
Set
PIP
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Combo To Know

Ayula + Herd Baloth + Maskwood Nexus

Verified

Deck-compatible loop: Maskwood Nexus makes creature entries Bears, Ayula puts a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth, and Her...

Infinite Bear tokens, repeated Bear entries, and arbitrarily many +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth.

Line
Infinite
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Market Watch

Seedborn Muse

Supply is getting thin

Untap support

Seedborn Muse: supply is getting thin over the 24h window (-71%).

NeoPrice
$22.26
Inventory
70 copies
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Recent Intelligence

Goreclaw Is Moving — Reprints Keep Supply Deep

Market Discussion

Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

Beorn is pushing Goreclaw higher because a 4-power Bear that discounts big creatures and gives them trample fits the deck perfectly.

Updated
Aug 31, 2026
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Commander Overview

How This Commander Plays

Beorn the Fierce turns green creatures into lasting Bears and rewards a three-Bear board with two cards at combat. The deck wants ramp, cheap Bears or changelings, Beorn on curve, a combat trigger that can create the third Bear before the draw check, protection against sweepers, and exact-version market checks.

Core Game Plan

  1. Ramp into Beorn, then keep enough Bears or changelings on board that the combat trigger turns into draw two.
  2. Deploy cheap Bears, changelings, and all-types support before Beorn so the first combat step can reach three Bears.
  3. Use Beorn's beginning-of-combat trigger to put a trample counter on a creature and make it a Bear before the threshold check.
  4. Protect Beorn before the combat step; once triggered, his ability survives his removal and checks the remaining Bears.
  5. Finish through trample, Bear anthems, counters, and extra combat steps that retrigger Beorn.
  6. Keep HOB #119, showcase #230, and surge-foil #266 separate and compare their current finish-specific prices.
  7. Treat support-card rows as Commander brewing checks until TCGplayer pricing, CardTrader seller depth, and Pricing Confidence agree.

Key Mechanics

go-wide-payoffsplus-one-plus-one-countersraw: typal-anthemsraw: type-changingraw: combat-triggersraw: trample counters

Build Paths

Bear Aggro

Start with cheap Bears and changelings, use Beorn as the anthem, then attack through trample.

This is the primary plan because Beorn rewards actual Bear count instead of generic green goodstuff.
Type-Conversion Bears

Use Maskwood Nexus, changelings, and Beorn's combat trigger to turn stronger creatures into Bears at the right time.

Converted creatures retain their other types and remain Bears after Beorn leaves.
Counter Bears

Use +1/+1-counter cards with trample and Bear bodies so combat stays profitable after Beorn arrives.

Counter support is secondary; Bears are the deck identity, not a Strategy.
Big-Creature Midrange

Use Goreclaw, Surrak and Goreclaw, Return of the Wildspeaker, and protection to make each attack step count.

This build can play strong green cards, but broad green demand should not be attributed to Beorn without evidence.

No Spellbook combo requiring Beorn was verified. Ayula, Herd Baloth, and Maskwood Nexus form a deck-compatible loop because Maskwood makes entries Bears, Ayula puts counters on Herd Baloth, and Baloth creates another Bear; Herd.

Recent Intelligence

Referenced in Recent Intelligence

8 reports

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Reports
8 reports
First referenced
Latest mention

Little Bear is selling heavily because Beorn decks want the flash Bear and its untap-plus-counter trigger, but the ordinary card is still only twenty cents. TCGplayer continues to show well over a thousand listings, so the current demand is real without looking like a shortage.

This commander was named in the trend.

Radagast has climbed from a $1.32 post-release low because creature-heavy Commander decks are finding real value in discounting and flashing in one creature on every turn. The August 28 report's roughly 205% calculation ends at a $4.03 cheapest-copy reference, while TCGplayer's separate Market Price is about $4.50. Current European and CardTrader supply snapshots do not establish scarcity.

This commander was named in the trend.

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Combos & Interactions

2 reviewed lines

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InfiniteAyula + Herd Baloth + Maskwood Nexus

Infinite Bear tokens, repeated Bear entries, and arbitrarily many +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth.

Verified
InfiniteHerd Baloth + Ivy Lane Denizen

Infinite Beast tokens and arbitrarily many +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth.

Verified

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