Auriok Transfixer
Creature — Human Scout
, 
: Tap target artifact.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #27192
Auriok Transfixer taps an artifact for one white mana — a narrow, reactive ability stapled to a 1/1 body with no other upside. Outside of very specific artifact-heavy metas or dedicated Equipment synergies, there are cleaner answers that don't ask you to spend a card slot on a 1/1.
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 |
Auriok Transfixer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing real play in almost none of them. In Commander, where artifact-heavy decks are common enough to warrant dedicated hate, there are permanent-based answers that don't require mana activation or a vulnerable creature. Pauper is the one format where budget constraints make every common worth a second look, but even there, a 1/1 with a tap ability that only hits artifacts doesn't make the cut when Artifact-hate at common runs more efficiently. Vintage and Legacy both have access to fast mana and artifact-heavy strategies aplenty, but Auriok Transfixer is far too slow to matter in either. It's a bulk common across every format it's legal in.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Auriok Transfixer is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a bulk bin rather than a deck. The price reflects its playability accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.