Auriok Glaivemaster
Creature — Human Soldier
As long as this creature is equipped, it gets +1/+1 and has first strike.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #27238
Auriok Glaivemaster turns any Equipment into a double-striker on the turn it connects — no equip cost required, just have the Equipment attached. The payoff is real when the math works, but a 1/1 body for one white that folds to any blocker or ping means you're building around a fragile shell.
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 |
In Commander, Auriok Glaivemaster occupies a narrow slot in Voltron lists that need redundancy behind established double-strike enablers — it rarely makes the cut over more resilient options. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate claim, since the card pool is shallower and Equipment synergies can carry a game without competing against power-level outliers. Legacy and Vintage have the tools to assemble faster, more durable Equipment engines, so Auriok Glaivemaster sits firmly on the bench there. Its best home across any format is a budget aggressive shell that explicitly rewards stacking Equipment on a single creature and can protect it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Auriok Glaivemaster is pure bulk — buy a playset without thinking about it. Demand is low enough that this price isn't going anywhere, so treat it as a budget inclusion and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.