Gremlin Infestation
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant artifact
At the beginning of your end step, this Aura deals 2 damage to enchanted artifact's controller.
When enchanted artifact is put into a graveyard, create a 2/2 red Gremlin creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28042
Gremlin Infestation turns any artifact you control into a 2/2 Gremlin token factory every end step — pressure that compounds fast if it sticks. The cost is real: it's an enchantment attached to a single artifact, so a bounce or destroy on that artifact kills the engine entirely.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gremlin Infestation is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games give it the time it needs to generate a meaningful board presence. In artifact-heavy decks, particularly those running Breya, Etherium Shaper or Muzzio, Visionary Architect, the token generation compounds into real leverage. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy have no interest in a six-mana enchantment with this much setup required, and Pioneer's faster clock makes it similarly unplayable there. Stick to Commander, and specifically to artifact-centric shells where the host permanent is already pulling its weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Gremlin Infestation is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a draft chaff box rather than order individually. Its niche application keeps it there permanently; no spike is coming for a six-mana enchantment with this fragility profile.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.