Arcbound Wanderer
Artifact Creature — Golem
Modular—Sunburst (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #19676
Arcbound Wanderer drops onto the battlefield as a modular X/X where X equals the number of artifact creatures you control — in the right deck, that's a sizable threat the moment it resolves. The six-mana base cost is steep, but modular means any +1/+1 counters it accumulates redistribute on death, so it pays dividends even when it's answered.
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 |
Commander is where Arcbound Wanderer does its best work — artifact-creature-heavy builds like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Ich-Tek, the Multiform Threat can land it as a 6/6 or larger on curve, and modular synergizes with every sacrifice or blink effect in the 99. In Modern, it's too slow for competitive artifact shells that would rather close games with Thought Monitor or Urza's Saga tokens, but it sees fringe play in casual Affinity builds. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the format speed makes six mana a non-starter. Pauper is its most surprising home: it's legal and the modular ability pairs well with common-legal artifact synergies, though it still competes with cheaper threats for the top of the curve.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Arcbound Wanderer is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a playset without thinking about it. The price is unlikely to climb unless a new commander or mechanic pushes artifact-creature counts high enough to make a six-mana modular payoff feel necessary.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.