Alloy Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
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- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #29124
Alloy Golem enters as a 3/3 in any color you name, which sounds flexible until you notice you're paying six mana for a vanilla body with no enters-the-battlefield trigger, no evasion, and no upside. There are better six-drops in nearly every color combination, and the color-fixing gimmick is rarely worth the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alloy Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, six mana buys you threats that close games — Alloy Golem just sits there as a 3/3 with no relevant type, no synergy hooks, and no text beyond its color declaration. Legacy and Vintage have formats too efficient and interactive for a do-nothing artifact creature at this cost. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the slot is too precious.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Alloy Golem is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a collection binder and stays there. The price reflects the demand accurately; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.