Demonic Junker
Artifact — Vehicle
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs 
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When this Vehicle enters, for each player, destroy up to one target creature that player controls. If a creature you controlled was destroyed this way, put two +1/+1 counters on this Vehicle.
Crew 2
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #4727
Demonic Junker lands and immediately forces an opponent to discard, then keeps taxing their hand every turn it survives — relevant disruption stapled to a body that artifact-centric decks genuinely want. The four-mana cost is real, but in Greasefang, Okiba Boss shells that are already churning through the graveyard, the discard trigger does double duty as both disruption and self-mill setup.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss runs Demonic Junker in over 65% of decks because the forced discard doubles as a graveyard-loading engine — pitching Vehicles or recursive threats exactly where Greasefang wants them.
Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman's artifact-token gameplan turns Demonic Junker into a recurring hand-tax threat, and the artifact type lines up cleanly with the deck's token synergies.
Imskir Iron-Eater
Imskir Iron-Eater sacrifices artifacts for value, and Demonic Junker slots in as a disruptive artifact that can be cashed in once the discard trigger has done its work.
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist wants artifacts in play and in the graveyard, and Demonic Junker contributes to both sides of that equation while pressuring opponents' hands.
Mishra, Eminent One
Mishra, Eminent One's token-copy engine gets extra mileage out of Demonic Junker by spawning additional copies of the trigger each combat, multiplying the discard pressure.
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 |
Commander is where Demonic Junker earns its keep — artifact-matters and graveyard-recursion shells want the discard trigger, and the multiplayer table means hand disruption hits someone every turn it's on the board. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, four mana for a discard effect is too slow to matter; dedicated discard strategies have cheaper, more reliable options. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at an even steeper opportunity cost. Standard is the one 60-card context where Demonic Junker could find a niche if artifact synergies are strong enough in the format, but it's still competing against more efficient options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Demonic Junker is bulk — you're picking it up essentially for free, and the price reflects that it's primarily a Commander role-player rather than a cross-format staple. There's no reason to expect movement in either direction; grab a copy when you need it and don't overthink it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.