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Highspire Artisan

Creature — Elf Artificer

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
common
Set
Kaladesh
Price
$0.08
EDHREC rank
#26159
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Highspire Artisan card art
Highspire Artisan puts a 0/3 reach blocker on the board for three mana — fine rate, forgettable effect — but the reason it shows up in decklists is the two energy counters it generates on entry, which slot directly into Nim Deathmantle reanimation loops and similar artifact-combo engines. Outside of those specific shells, it's a draft common doing draft-common work.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Highspire Artisan is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it's only worth serious consideration in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, it earns its slot exclusively in energy-combo or Nim Deathmantle loop builds — anywhere else it's a 0/3 for three that does nothing relevant. In Pauper, the reach body is cheap enough to see fringe defensive play, though it competes with more efficient common blockers. Everywhere else, the rate is simply too low to justify the slot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerHighspire Artisan

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerHighspire Artisan

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1

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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderHighspire Artisan

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderHighspire Artisan

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1

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Price Context

Current price

$0.08 bulk tier

At $0.08, Highspire Artisan is deep bulk — you'll find it in common boxes or pick up a playset for under a quarter without thinking twice. Bulk commons with narrow combo applications don't appreciate, so buy exactly as many as you need and move on.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.