Bullwhip
Artifact
, 
: This artifact deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature attacks this turn if able.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #24754
Bullwhip lets you tap a creature and deal 1 damage to it every turn for four mana — repeatable pseudo-removal that also blocks regeneration and forced-attack tricks. The cost is steep: four mana to activate once per turn is too slow for most Commander tables, and one damage rarely kills anything worth targeting.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bullwhip is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's realistically a Commander-only card — Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a four-mana artifact that deals 1 damage. In Commander, Bullwhip occupies a narrow niche: decks that specifically want repeatable tap effects or that combo off any damage source can justify the activation cost, but in a vacuum it's too slow and too low-impact to compete with purpose-built removal or stax pieces. Oathbreaker theoretically inherits the same narrow use case, shrunk to a smaller game state where the cost feels even heavier.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Bullwhip is deep bulk — acquire it out of a bulk box if a specific build calls for it, but don't pay more. Demand is narrow enough that this price is stable, not a deal waiting to expire.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.