Arc Runner
Creature — Elemental Ox
Haste (This creature can attack and 
as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #16306
Arc Runner swings for 3 in the air the turn it lands — then it's gone, no questions asked. Three mana for a one-shot 3/1 haste flyer is a bad rate in every format that has better options, and almost every format does.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Arc Runner is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a one-time 3 damage to a single player across a 40-life table is close to irrelevant, and the card replaces itself with nothing. Pauper is the only format where Arc Runner is worth a second look — aggressive red commons at three mana are at least competing in the right neighborhood — but even there, a 3/1 that self-exiles trails behind recursive or persistent threats. Everywhere else, it's outclassed before the conversation starts.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Arc Runner is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder filler pile. That price won't move; there's no competitive demand pulling it anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.