Taurean Mauler
Taurean Mauler: Creature - Shapeshifter, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Shapeshifter
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 178
- Artist
- Dominick Domingo
- Commander rank
- 952 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Changeling
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About Taurean Mauler
Taurean Mauler is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 178 in that set, with art by Dominick Domingo. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 13 sets, from Morningtide (2008) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.63 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
The power of a waterfall. The fury of an avalanche. The intellect of a gale-force wind.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.63 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Taurean Mauler by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Taurean Mauler
Taurean Mauler has been printed in 13 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1899 | Rare | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #238 | Rare | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #NEC-111 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #633 | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #MOR-109 | Rare | 2023 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #111 | Rare | 2022 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #143 | Rare | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #CM2-122 | Rare | 2019 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #122 | Rare | 2018 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) #135 | Rare | 2016 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #167 | Rare | 2015 |
| Archenemy (ARC) #49 | Rare | 2010 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Taurean Mauler.
- Taurean Mauler's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Taurean Mauler is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.