Bloodthorn Flail
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip—Pay 
or discard a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #15247
Bloodthorn Flail turns any creature into a must-block threat by granting menace and a power boost whenever it deals combat damage, making it a legitimate finisher enabler in go-wide or voltron shells. The equip cost keeps it honest, but the effect-to-mana ratio is real.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bloodthorn Flail earns its slot in aggressive builds that want to push damage through — menace is underrated in a four-player format where single blockers are common and the Flail punishes every successful hit with a permanent stat bump. Outside Commander, it's legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats demand tighter equipment than Bloodthorn Flail offers; the setup cost is too slow against reactive decks that can answer the equipped creature before the trigger ever fires. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, where games go long enough to recoup the investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Bloodthorn Flail is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not budgeting for it. That price reflects a low demand ceiling; don't expect it to climb unless a breakout commander pushes equipment synergies into the mainstream.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.