Geistcatcher's Rig
Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature enters, you may have it deal 4 damage to target creature with flying.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27011
Geistcatcher's Rig enters the battlefield and immediately deals damage equal to its power to any target — that's a built-in removal trigger stapled to a 4/5 body for six mana. The rate is uncompetitive by any serious standard, and you're paying too much for too little.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Geistcatcher's Rig is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in exactly none of them at any meaningful rate. In Commander, six mana for a 4/5 that pings for four on entry is a fine casual card and nothing more — decks that care about enters-the-battlefield triggers or artifact creatures might slot it in, but dedicated lists have better options at every point on the curve. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, the card simply doesn't exist competitively; the formats demand too much efficiency for a vanilla-adjacent six-drop to register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Geistcatcher's Rig sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without thinking twice. Don't expect that price to move; bulk rares with no competitive application and modest casual demand have nowhere to go.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.