Heartwood Shard
Artifact
, 
or 
, : Target creature gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #27665
Heartwood Shard enters tapped, taps for one mana of any color a creature you control could produce, and lets you pay three to exile it and give a creature +1/+1 counters equal to its converted mana cost — payoff that rewards high-CMC creatures but asks a lot for what is ultimately a slow mana fixer. It earns a slot only in decks that specifically want the counter mode; everywhere else it's outclassed by basics.
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 |
Heartwood Shard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the bar for artifacts is Sol Ring and Mox Diamond — a tap-for-one that enters tapped doesn't clear it. Modern has better fixing at every price point. Commander is the one format where the activated ability has any teeth: decks running high-CMC commanders or +1/+1 counter synergies can extract real value from the exile mode, though even there Heartwood Shard competes against a crowded field of three-mana rocks that simply produce mana without conditions.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Heartwood Shard sits firmly in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its narrow application. It holds that floor — there's no pressure pushing it higher unless a new commander breaks the counter-on-CMC mode wide open.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.