Cradle Clearcutter
Artifact Creature — Golem
Prototype 
— 1/3 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
: Add an amount of equal to this creature's power.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #8059
Cradle Clearcutter lands on the battlefield and immediately threatens to tap for multiple mana, and in the right shell that mana converts directly into a Staff of Domination activation loop or a similar game-ending sink. The cost is real — you need creatures with mana abilities already in play — but Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss decks have exactly that, making this an auto-include rather than a consideration.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss pumps every creature with a mana ability, so Cradle Clearcutter enters as a massive beater and taps for proportionally massive mana — both halves of the card are live at the same time, which almost no other card in the format can claim.
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor turns any dying creature into a Golem token copy, so a Cradle Clearcutter that eats a removal spell becomes a permanent mana engine that sticks around — the redundancy is the point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Cradle Clearcutter is worth building around, because the mana ability count needed to make it threatening comes naturally in multiplayer singleton with creature-heavy ramp strategies. In Legacy and Vintage it is theoretically legal but irrelevant — five mana for a conditional tapper is not competing with that cardpool. Modern and Pioneer have the same problem: the payoff requires board infrastructure that doesn't survive long enough at those tables. Stick to Commander, specifically creature-based mana strategies, and Cradle Clearcutter is a genuine engine piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Staff of DominationCradle Clearcutter
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite green mana
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Umbral MantleCradle Clearcutter
Infinite green mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Cradle ClearcutterVoltaic Construct
Infinite green mana; Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control
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Sword of the ParunsCradle Clearcutter
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite green mana
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Temur SabertoothHyrax Tower ScoutCradle Clearcutter
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite blinking of some creatures; Infinite green mana
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Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Cradle Clearcutter is deep bulk — you will find it in bulk boxes or pick it up for near-nothing in any trade. That price is unlikely to move meaningfully unless a new commander dramatically spikes its inclusion rate, so grab copies whenever you see them rather than treating it as a pickup with upside.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.