Goldwarden's Helm
Artifact — Equipment
For Mirrodin! (When this Equipment enters, create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +0/+1.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #17955
Goldwarden's Helm equips a creature with a meaningful stat boost and vigilance for a reasonable mana investment, but the equip cost keeps it from being an auto-include outside dedicated equipment strategies. It earns its slot only when you're already building around equipment synergies — everywhere else, stronger options exist at the same price point.
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 |
Goldwarden's Helm is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real consideration is Pauper, where the equipment card pool is shallow enough that bulk common equipment can compete. In Commander, the card faces stiff competition from more efficient equipment at similar or lower mana investment, so it only belongs in dedicated equipment-tribal shells. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest — those formats demand far more from a card that doesn't impact the board the turn it arrives.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Goldwarden's Helm sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate to its power level. Bulk equipment commons rarely appreciate, so pick it up freely for casual equipment decks and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.