Bronze Bombshell
Artifact Creature — Construct
When a player other than this creature's owner controls it, that player sacrifices it. If the player does, this creature deals 7 damage to the player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $10.13
- EDHREC rank
- #10309
Bronze Bombshell is a 4/1 artifact creature that, when an opponent takes control of it, deals 7 damage to that player — a punishing trap that turns any forced gift into a removal spell. The Beamtown Bullies is the natural home: toss Bronze Bombshell onto an opponent's battlefield at end of turn, collect 7 damage, repeat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Beamtown Bullies
The Beamtown Bullies exists to hand opponents Bronze Bombshell against their will, triggering the 7-damage punishment on a loop every time the ability resolves — this is the defining shell for the card, showing up in nearly 60% of those decks.
Iroh, Tea Master
Iroh, Tea Master can donate Bronze Bombshell as a political 'gift,' converting the mandatory offering into a 7-damage grenade that punishes anyone naive enough to accept it.
Blim, Comedic Genius
Blim, Comedic Genius trades permanents to opponents at combat, making Bronze Bombshell a reliable one-shot damage source — hand it across the table, watch it detonate, then find another target.
Zedruu the Greathearted
Zedruu the Greathearted gives away permanents for value, and Bronze Bombshell is one of the few gifts that punishes the recipient immediately, pairing the life-and-card draw engine with a built-in damage trigger.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bronze Bombshell is essentially a Commander card — the forced-donation mechanic requires a commander who can push it onto opponents, and that archetype only exists in multiplayer. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no competitive play; a 4/1 for four mana with a conditional damage trigger doesn't slot into any meaningful threat suite in those formats. Oathbreaker could support a donate-style planeswalker package, but the smaller card pool and faster pace make Bronze Bombshell a fringe include at best. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
It That BetraysFractured IdentityBronze Bombshell
Near-infinite damage
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If the goal is a cheap artifact that punishes opponents for holding it, Jinxed Idol and Demonic Pact fill adjacent roles — Jinxed Idol requires repeated sacrifices to bounce between players, and Demonic Pact eventually kills its own controller, so neither replicates the clean 7-damage trigger of Bronze Bombshell. There's no direct budget replacement that matches Bronze Bombshell's simplicity inside a Beamtown Bullies shell; the card is fairly unique in what it does.
Price Context
Current price
$10.13 mid tier
At $10.13, Bronze Bombshell sits in mid-tier territory — notable for a card with a narrow archetype but justified by how completely it defines The Beamtown Bullies strategy. Demand is concentrated enough that the price is stable, but it won't climb unless a new donation commander pushes interest wider.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Beamtown Bullies
- Iroh, Tea Master
- Blim, Comedic Genius
- Zedruu the Greathearted
- Thornbite Staff
- Assault Suit
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
- It That Betrays
- Mirrorweave
- Fractured Identity
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.