Arcbound Slasher
Artifact Creature — Cat
Modular 4 (This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Riot (This creature enters with your choice of an additional +1/+1 counter or haste.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11802
Arcbound Slasher drops a 4/4 trample modular body that snowballs counters onto your artifact creatures whenever they die — the kind of attrition engine that turns a board wipe into a threat. It's the premier modular payoff in Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp lists and pulls real weight alongside Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight whenever the modular chain gets going.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp pumps every modular trigger by one, which means every death in the artifact pile routes an extra counter onto Arcbound Slasher or wherever else you need it — the synergy is direct and the inclusion rate north of 73% reflects that.
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 |
Arcbound Slasher is a Commander card first: the singleton format gives modular room to breathe across a full board of artifact creatures, and the power level is calibrated for multiplayer where you'll see more deaths to fuel the engine. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally shows up in artifact-based shells, but a five-mana common has stiff competition for that slot. Legacy and Vintage can run it, but those formats demand faster payoffs than a 4/4 at five mana provides. Stick to Commander if you want Arcbound Slasher doing real work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightArcbound RavagerArcbound Slasher
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures; Draw the game
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarArcbound Slasher
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightKrark-Clan IronworksArcbound Slasher
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightGoblin BombardmentArcbound Slasher
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite damage; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAshnod's AltarArcbound Slasher
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Arcbound Slasher is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a common box or grabbing a playset for under a dollar without a second thought. Bulk modular pieces don't tend to spike unless a new artifact commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so treat it as a cheap enabler, not a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
- Arcbound Ravager
- Phyrexian Altar
- Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Goblin Bombardment
- Ashnod's Altar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.