Colossus of the Blood Age
Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to each opponent and you gain 3 life.
When this creature dies, discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards plus one.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #22618
Colossus of the Blood Age lands as an 8/8 trample, haste for eight mana — immediate pressure that doesn't wait a turn to matter. The cost is real, but Osgir, the Reconstructor copying it for free off an exile makes the sticker price feel academic.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Osgir, the Reconstructor
Osgir, the Reconstructor exiles Colossus of the Blood Age from the graveyard and puts two of them into play for zero, turning a single eight-drop into a pair of 8/8 tramplers with haste in one activation.
Megatron, Tyrant
Megatron, Tyrant generates colorless mana from dealing combat damage, and Colossus of the Blood Age is exactly the kind of artifact threat that closes games once that mana engine is online.
The Jolly Balloon Man
The Jolly Balloon Man rewards running large artifact creatures, and Colossus of the Blood Age checks every box — it's an artifact, it's massive, and haste means it attacks the turn The Jolly Balloon Man's counters start flowing.
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, Colossus of the Blood Age earns its slot primarily in artifact-reanimator and artifact-copy shells where the eight-mana cost gets circumvented entirely. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, eight mana is a near-prohibitive ask when faster threats dominate — Colossus of the Blood Age is not a serious consideration there. Standard is the one format where big-mana payoffs occasionally find a home, and a hasty 8/8 trampler is a legitimate top-end finisher if the format is slow enough to support it. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest; the card does nothing that a cheaper option can't do better.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Colossus of the Blood Age is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Bulk rares with niche Commander appeal rarely climb without a reprint spike or breakout build, so treat it as a throw-in, not a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Osgir, the Reconstructor
- Megatron, Tyrant
- The Jolly Balloon Man
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.