Armament Corps
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27809
Armament Corps enters and immediately distributes three +1/+1 counters across up to three creatures — that's a board-wide power boost stapled to a 3/3 body for five mana. Solid rate in counter-synergy builds, unremarkable everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Armament Corps is a role-player in dedicated +1/+1 counter decks rather than a generic staple — the three-counter spread is genuinely impactful when your commander cares about counters, but on a vanilla board it's just a five-mana 3/3 that doesn't affect the game fast enough. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy have no interest in it; the rate doesn't clear the bar when faster, more efficient threats are the baseline. Pioneer is similarly cold — there's no counter-synergy shell hungry for a five-drop this fair. Armament Corps is essentially a Commander card that happens to be legal elsewhere, and even there it earns a slot only in the right archetype.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Armament Corps is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or a bulk lot rather than on a singles list. The price reflects low demand outside niche counter decks, and there's no pressure driving it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.