Battered Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever an artifact enters, you may untap this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #8957
Battered Golem untaps whenever any artifact enters the battlefield, which makes it an engine piece rather than a beater — a two-power body is irrelevant, the untap trigger is everything. In the right shell, specifically under Meria, Scholar of Antiquity or alongside Magda, Brazen Outlaw, that trigger chains into mana or Treasure production fast enough to close games.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity taps noncreature artifacts for mana, and Battered Golem untaps on every artifact entry — together they form a mana loop that scales with each new artifact hitting the board.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw generates Treasures when Dwarves become tapped, and Battered Golem is a non-Dwarf artifact creature that untaps itself repeatedly, feeding Magda's tap effects without needing haste or attack triggers.
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Mm'menon, the Right Hand rewards artifact synergies broadly, and Battered Golem slots in as a reliable untap engine that keeps the artifact chain moving each turn.
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 |
Battered Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but outside Commander it sees virtually no play — a five-mana 2/3 with a conditional untap trigger doesn't clear the bar in any competitive constructed context. Pauper is theoretically accessible, but artifact combo in that format has cheaper, tighter pieces. Commander is where Battered Golem actually lives, specifically in artifact-centric builds that can flood the board with enough triggers to make the untap relevant turn after turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Magda, Brazen OutlawBattered GolemMaskwood Nexus
Infinite colored mana; Infinite Treasure tokens; Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battleifeld
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Magda, Brazen OutlawBattered GolemMaskwood Nexus
Infinite colored mana; Infinite Treasure tokens; Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battleifeld
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Battered GolemDwarven BloodboilerMagda, Brazen OutlawMaskwood Nexus
Infinite colored mana; Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn; Infinite Treasure tokens; Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battleifeld
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Retraction HelixBattered Golem
Infinite storm count; Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB
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Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Battered Golem is bulk, and that price is stable — this is a casual combo piece with a narrow home, not something that spikes. Pick it up for the combo and don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.