Beamsaw Prospector
Creature — Human Artificer
When this creature dies, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #14454
Beamsaw Prospector enters and immediately replaces itself with a Phyrexian Myr token, giving you a body and a sacrifice outlet the moment it hits the battlefield. That combination on a two-mana creature is the whole pitch — Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist wants exactly this kind of instant-value creature that generates fodder without waiting a turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist's engine runs on cheap creatures that come with their own sacrifice fodder, and Beamsaw Prospector delivers exactly that — a 2/1 and a free Myr token the moment it resolves, letting Ashnod start generating Phyrexian mana before the turn is even over.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Beamsaw Prospector is a Commander card — full stop. The token-plus-body package requires a sacrifice-matters or artifact-matters shell to pay off, and Commander is where those engines live. In Pauper it's legal but competes with more efficient common creatures that don't need a support structure to generate value. Modern, Pioneer, and Standard have higher power bars, and a 2/1 that makes a 1/1 token isn't clearing them without a dedicated combo shell that better pieces already fill.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Beamsaw Prospector is bulk — pick it up in any common/uncommon lot and don't think twice about the price. Bulk uncommons with narrow applications tend to stay in this range, so there's no urgency to stock up and no risk in acquiring singles.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.