Golem's Heart
Artifact
Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #13215
Golem's Heart gains you 1 life per artifact cast — a drip effect that adds up in dedicated artifact decks but does nothing on its own. At two mana with no other text, it competes for slots with cards like Sensei's Divining Top that actually affect the board state, and it loses that competition in almost every deck.
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 |
In Commander, Golem's Heart is fringe playable only in high-volume artifact decks where it triggers four or more times per game — anywhere else it's a wasted slot. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are all legal but have zero interest in a slow, passive life-gain artifact when those formats demand immediate impact. Oathbreaker shares Commander's artifact-synergy logic, so the same narrow window applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Golem's HeartSensei's Divining TopBolas's Citadel
Infinite card draw; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite storm count
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Golem's HeartSensei's Divining TopGwenom, Remorseless
Infinite card draw; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Golem's Heart is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. That price reflects the demand accurately, and there's no meaningful scenario where it climbs.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.