Blazethorn Scarecrow
Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
This creature has haste as long as you control a red creature.
This creature has wither as long as you control a green creature. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #19495
Blazethorn Scarecrow gives every Scarecrow and artifact creature you control wither and lifelink simultaneously — a rare double-keyword grant stapled to a three-mana body. Outside of dedicated Scarecrow tribal, it does nothing; inside it, it's a quietly powerful combat modifier.
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 |
Blazethorn Scarecrow is a tribal piece first and a format card never — it sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern because Scarecrow synergy isn't a competitive axis in any of those formats. Pauper is where narrow tribal commons occasionally find a home, but there's no Scarecrow shell there either. Commander is the only realistic home: Reaper King lists that want every Scarecrow to trade profitably and gain life in the process are the natural fit, and even there Blazethorn Scarecrow competes for slots against Scarecrows that actually generate card advantage or bodies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Blazethorn Scarecrow is deep bulk — buy it without hesitation if Reaper King is your commander, since the price reflects how narrow it is, not how good it is inside that specific shell. Don't expect the price to move; Scarecrow tribal is a small enough audience that demand stays flat.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.