Hedron Crawler
Artifact Creature — Construct
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #3968
Hedron Crawler is a two-mana mana rock that taps for one colorless — fine utility, nothing more. The reason it punches above its weight class is Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut, which turns every artifact creature on the board into a 7/5 trampler and suddenly makes that humble Crawler a relevant combat body.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut converts every artifact creature into a 7/5 trampler, so Hedron Crawler stops being a mana rock and becomes a free attacker — nearly 60% of Graaz lists include it for exactly that reason.
Arcum Dagsson
Arcum Dagsson's activated ability targets artifact creatures you control to go fetch any non-creature artifact from your library, making Hedron Crawler a cheap, expendable body to sacrifice into the tutor chain.
The Capitoline Triad
The Capitoline Triad rewards stacking artifacts into play, and Hedron Crawler slots in as a low-cost artifact creature that contributes both a body and early mana acceleration toward the deck's density goals.
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest generates Egg tokens whenever a non-token creature enters or dies, so Hedron Crawler is a cheap artifact creature that triggers Rendmaw on entry and again when sacrificed or destroyed.
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant reduces its own cost by the number of artifacts you control, meaning Hedron Crawler is pulling double duty — shaving mana off Chiss-Goria while also producing mana to cast other spells.
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 |
Commander is where Hedron Crawler earns its keep — artifact-creature synergy commanders actively want the body alongside the mana, and the two-mana entry point fits cleanly into early turns across a wide range of power levels. In Pauper, Hedron Crawler is legal and occasionally appears in artifact-based combo shells that need redundancy at the two-drop slot, though Prismatic Lens and similar options often compete for the spot. Modern and Pioneer have enough fast mana and better mana rocks that Hedron Crawler rarely makes the cut outside of very specific artifact-synergy builds. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the bar for two-mana acceleration is simply too high when Lion's Eye Diamond and Mox Opal exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Hedron Crawler is deep bulk — grab a playset out of a commons bin and never think about price again. Bulk mana rocks with creature types don't tend to spike, so there's no financial calculus here: it's a nickel card that does a nickel card's job.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut
- Arcum Dagsson
- The Capitoline Triad
- Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
- Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.