Coal Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
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- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30632
Coal Golem is a six-mana 3/3 that taps for one red mana — a rate so far below the curve that it's difficult to justify in virtually any powered shell. The body is irrelevant and the mana rock effect is years behind even budget alternatives.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Coal Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a six-mana artifact that produces one red mana is strictly outclassed by Worn Powerstone, Hedron Archive, and dozens of cheaper options — the slot is never correct. Pauper is the one format where commons sometimes find niche roles, but even there Coal Golem's cost-to-output ratio makes it a non-starter. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full card pool, which means this never sees a maindeck.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Coal Golem, which tracks — it's the kind of card that moves in bulk lots rather than singles. Don't pay more than a few cents; if you're building on a strict budget, there are commons that outperform it for the same price.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.