Fishing Pole
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has "
, 
, Tap Fishing Pole: Put a bait counter on Fishing Pole."
Whenever equipped creature becomes untapped, remove a bait counter from this Equipment. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #15259
Fishing Pole is a one-mana artifact that equips for two and gives the equipped creature the ability to tap and fish — a novelty effect with no competitive application. It belongs in a dedicated joke or theme deck and nowhere else.
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 |
Fishing Pole is legal in every major format, which says more about the permissiveness of those formats than the card's power level. In Commander, it has no meaningful role outside of a gimmick build themed around fish, the sea, or Unset-adjacent chaos. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it occupies no viable slot — the card simply does not generate tempo, card advantage, or a relevant board state. Standard and Vintage legality is similarly academic. Fishing Pole is a card you include when the bit is the point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Fishing Pole is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. There is no demand pressure that would move this price, so expect it to stay at or below this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.