Astrolabe
Artifact
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #25530
Astrolabe costs one mana, replaces itself immediately, and leaves behind a mana rock that taps for any color — that's a clean rate. It's not a powerhouse, but the zero net card loss at one mana makes it a legitimate include in any Commander deck running three or more colors.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Astrolabe earns its slot in multicolor decks that need color fixing early and don't want to spend a card to get it — the draw-on-entry clause means you're trading one mana for a permanent mana source, not a card. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees essentially no play; those formats move too fast for a one-mana rock that only taps for one. Pauper is where Astrolabe had its moment — it was banned there for enabling greedy manabases at near-zero cost before the axe came down, which tells you the fixing is genuinely strong when the format is slow enough to let it matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Astrolabe is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable; there's no reprint pressure or demand spike that would move it in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.