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Bone Saw

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

CMC
0
Mana cost
{0}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#6874
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Bone Saw card art
Bone Saw is a zero-mana Equipment that enters the battlefield and equips for free — the stat bonus (+1/+0) is irrelevant; the cost is the point. Decks that care about artifacts entering, equipment count, or zero-cost spells will run it as a pure enabler, and Fblthp, Lost on the Range and Cavalier of Dawn illustrate exactly how wide that net is.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Fblthp, Lost on the Range

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

61.2% of decks · synergy 0.60

Fblthp, Lost on the Range plots cards off the top of the library, and Bone Saw as a zero-mana Equipment means you can plot into it and cast it without spending any resources — keeping the chain moving for free.

02
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

57.0% of decks · synergy 0.56

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame creates an Elemental token for each Equipment attached to him at the start of combat, and Bone Saw attaches at zero cost — it's one of the cheapest ways to inflate that token count without touching your mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Bone Saw is a role-player, not a staple — it shows up when the deck specifically rewards zero-cost artifacts, equipment count, or artifact enters-the-battlefield triggers. Pauper is where it sees the most focused competitive use, slotting into storm and affinity shells where every zero-mana spell matters. In Legacy and Vintage, Bone Saw is legal but essentially invisible — the formats have stronger storm payoffs and the card doesn't clear any relevant threshold. Modern and Pioneer follow the same logic: it's technically playable but almost never the right card unless a very specific equipment or artifact synergy demands it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Bone Saw isn't currently available, but as a common with a narrow role it typically sits well under $0.50 and is easy to find in bulk. If you need it for a Valduk, Keeper of the Flame or Fblthp, Lost on the Range build, it's a grab-it-from-a-bin card — there's no urgency and no real ceiling to worry about.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.