Implement of Malice
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21813
Implement of Malice makes an opponent discard a card when it enters and replaces itself with a card draw when it dies — two effects stapled to a two-mana artifact. The rate is weak for most contexts, but in sacrifice-matters decks that trigger on artifacts hitting the graveyard, it pulls just enough weight to earn a slot.
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, Implement of Malice is a niche inclusion — it fits sacrifice shells that want cheap, recurring artifact fodder, and the looting-style value chain (discard them, draw you) can matter in Aristocrats builds running Thoughtpicker Witch effects or payoffs for artifacts entering the graveyard. Outside Commander, Implement of Malice has a small foothold in Pauper, where common-only artifact synergy decks occasionally use it as a free sacrifice target that replaces itself. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, the effect is simply too slow and too low-impact to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Implement of Malice is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box for free. It won't appreciate; supply vastly outpaces any niche demand, so there's no reason to pay more than a dime for a copy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.