Hammerhand
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, target creature can't block this turn.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has haste.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #14529
Hammerhand gives a creature haste and +1/+1 until end of turn for a single red mana — the haste alone justifies the slot in any deck that needs bodies attacking immediately. Outside of dedicated Aura or Equipment synergy shells like Valduk, Keeper of the Flame, that's where the value stops.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame creates a token for each Aura and Equipment attached to him, so Hammerhand is a one-mana Aura that both triggers that engine and gives the resulting tokens haste to swing the same turn it resolves.
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior copies Auras and Equipment onto his token, meaning Hammerhand's buff doubles up across two creatures — cheap enough that running it as a haste enabler with a bonus pump is a clean rate for the deck.
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 |
In Commander, Hammerhand is a niche include — it shows up in Aura-matters decks where the enchantment type matters more than the effect itself. In Pauper, where red aggressive decks exist and every mana counts, it competes with more impactful one-drops and rarely makes the cut. Hammerhand is legal across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but none of those formats want a sorcery-speed +1/+1 and haste on a separate spell when creatures with built-in haste or pump spells with more upside are readily available.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Hammerhand is deep bulk — you're not paying for it so much as finding it in a common box. That price is stable by default; there's no scarcity or demand pressure that would move it in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.