Entropic Battlecruiser
Artifact — Spacecraft
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 8+.)
1+ | Whenever an opponent discards a card, they lose 3 life.
8+ | Flying, deathtouch
Whenever this Spacecraft attacks, each opponent discards a card. Each opponent who can't loses 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.64
- EDHREC rank
- #6683
Entropic Battlecruiser lands as a 4/4 flying menace that immediately depletes an opponent's hand and keeps draining it every turn — the pressure is real and it arrives on turn four. The cost is a six-mana sorcery-speed body with no protection, which means it folds to any removal spell before your next upkeep; Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal mitigates that by turning every discard trigger into a board presence that punishes opponents for emptying their hands.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal rewards every forced discard with a Bat token, so Entropic Battlecruiser's end-step drain doubles as a token factory that scales with the number of opponents still holding cards.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar cares about opponents discarding and about artifacts entering the graveyard, and Entropic Battlecruiser feeds the discard side of that engine every turn it survives.
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief draws a card whenever an opponent discards on your turn, which means Entropic Battlecruiser's end-step trigger converts directly into card advantage every single rotation.
Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman proliferates and loads up counters on scheme cards, and Entropic Battlecruiser's steady hand-drain keeps opponents off answers long enough for the scheme payoffs to resolve.
Winter, Misanthropic Guide
Winter, Misanthropic Guide punishes opponents for having fewer cards than they started with, so Entropic Battlecruiser's recurring discard accelerates the clock on Winter's damage-dealing triggers.
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 |
Entropic Battlecruiser is legal in every major constructed format but sees essentially no play outside Commander — six mana for a 4/4 is nowhere near competitive in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where threats cost half as much and close games faster. In Standard it's playable in a dedicated discard shell but gets outclassed quickly by more efficient threats at the same slot. Commander is where Entropic Battlecruiser actually earns a seat: multiplayer means the discard trigger hits up to three opponents per turn, and the cumulative hand pressure at a four-player table outpaces what a single-opponent format would ever justify.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.64 bulk tier
At $0.64, Entropic Battlecruiser sits firmly in bulk territory, which is exactly right for a card with narrow synergy requirements and no competitive demand to prop up the price. It's a low-risk pickup for discard builds, but don't expect the price to move meaningfully unless a high-profile Commander deck pushes discard strategies into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Dr. Eggman
- Winter, Misanthropic Guide
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.