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Ardoz, Cobbler of War

Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman

Haste
Whenever Ardoz or another creature you control enters, that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
{3}{R}: Create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste. Activate only as a sorcery.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Jumpstart 2022
Price
$5.51
EDHREC rank
#9628
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Ardoz, Cobbler of War card art
Ardoz, Cobbler of War hands every token you make haste for one mana — in a deck that's already flooding the board, that's the difference between threatening lethal and telegraphing it a full turn early. Pair it with Mana Echoes or Valduk, Keeper of the Flame and the mana advantage compounds fast enough that the single red pip feels free.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

20.5% of decks · synergy 0.19

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame creates a wave of Elementals at the start of combat, and without haste they'd all be sitting ducks on the following turn — Ardoz, Cobbler of War fixes that immediately, turning every new token into an attacker the moment it enters.

03
Muxus, Goblin Grandee

Muxus, Goblin Grandee

17.4% of decks · synergy 0.16

When Muxus, Goblin Grandee dumps a board full of Goblins into play all at once, Ardoz, Cobbler of War means every one of them swings that same turn — the alpha strike happens the turn Muxus resolves, not a turn later when opponents have had time to react.

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

Commander is where Ardoz, Cobbler of War does its best work: the singleton format rewards cheap, stackable effects, and a one-mana haste anthem slots cleanly into any red token or Goblin deck that wants to convert board presence into immediate pressure. Legacy and Vintage are both legal, but neither format has competitive token shells that need this effect at this cost when faster wins are readily available. Oathbreaker is a legitimate home for the same reasons as Commander — go-wide strategies are popular and the lower starting life total makes sudden haste-powered swings even more punishing.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Swiftfoot Boots and Lightning Greaves both grant haste but only to one creature at a time, making them poor substitutes when you're creating tokens by the handful. Mass Hysteria is the closest analog — one mana, enchantment, gives all creatures haste — but it hands the effect to every player at the table, which can backfire badly in a pod with creature-heavy opponents; Ardoz, Cobbler of War keeps the benefit symmetry-free and stapled to a body that can block or be sacrificed.

Price Context

Current price

$5.51 mid tier

At $5.51, Ardoz, Cobbler of War sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate inclusion, cheap enough that it belongs in any Goblin or token deck that can use it. The price is fair for what it does, and it's unlikely to spike further given how narrow its home is.

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