Explosive Apparatus
Artifact
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: It deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24784
Explosive Apparatus pays one mana to sit on the board, then pays two more to deal 2 damage to any target — a three-mana removal spell split across two turns with no upside for the delay. Almost every format has better options at this cost, and Commander especially punishes slow, low-impact artifact slots.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Explosive Apparatus is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, 2 damage to a single target is nearly irrelevant — players start at 40 life, and the three-mana total investment doesn't come close to justifying a card slot. Pauper is the one format where budget-constrained, incremental damage pieces occasionally see play, but even there Explosive Apparatus competes against more efficient common removal. In older, more powerful formats like Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't register.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Explosive Apparatus at the moment, but as a common with negligible competitive demand it typically sits at bulk rates — expect a few cents in most stores. It's not a card you pick up for value; if you're buying it, you need it for a specific casual or budget build.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.