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Acorn Catapult

Artifact

{1}, {T}: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target. That permanent's controller or that player creates a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{4}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2011
Price
$4.74
EDHREC rank
#14095
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Acorn Catapult card art
Acorn Catapult is a four-mana artifact that pings any target for one and hands that player a 1/1 Squirrel token — a symmetrical effect that becomes deeply asymmetrical in the right shell. The combo ceiling, particularly with Cacophodon to untap it repeatedly, is the only reason it sees play; as a standalone piece it does almost nothing.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Acorn Catapult is a Commander card through and through — the format's multiplayer structure and singleton rule create the exact conditions where its ping-and-token engine can be looped or politically weaponized. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but no competitive shell there wants a four-mana artifact that produces 1/1s, so legal is not the same as relevant. Outside Commander and Oathbreaker, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$4.74 cheap tier

At $4.74, Acorn Catapult sits at the high end of the cheap tier for what is ultimately a narrow combo piece. The price reflects its scarcity and combo demand rather than broad playability, so it holds value only as long as Squirrel-token and untap-loop strategies stay in circulation.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.