Attack-in-the-Box
Artifact Creature — Toy
Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it get +4/+0 until end of turn. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18070
Attack-in-the-Box puts a 3/3 trampling Devil onto the battlefield for four mana at instant speed, and if it dies it replaces itself with another 3/3 — that recursive body is the entire pitch. Four mana for a single creature with no immediate board impact is too slow for most competitive tables, but the death-trigger loop makes it passable in token and sacrifice shells that want cheap fodder on demand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Attack-in-the-Box finds its niche in sacrifice-focused decks where the recursive 3/3 Devil chain generates consistent fodder without burning a card — aristocrats commanders value that kind of self-replacing body. In Standard and Pioneer it's too slow and too narrow; aggro and midrange both have stronger four-drops that don't require a death trigger to justify the mana. Modern and Legacy have no interest in a vanilla-statted creature at this cost. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: playable specifically in sacrifice synergy, irrelevant elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Attack-in-the-Box is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Bulk rares and uncommons at this price point rarely climb without a tournament breakout, and this one has no competitive profile to drive demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.