Improvised Weaponry
Sorcery
Improvised Weaponry deals 2 damage to any target. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #15998
Improvised Weaponry puts a +1/+1 counter and a Equipment token onto any creature you control — two permanent upgrades stapled to one instant for two mana. It's a solid rate in go-wide or Voltron shells that want counters on the board and artifacts in the graveyard or in play.
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, Improvised Weaponry earns its slot in artifact-matters and Equipment-focused decks where the token has downstream value — think Kaladesh energy synergies, Voltron strategies, or commanders that care about artifact count. In Pauper, the instant speed and dual-output make it a legitimate combat trick with staying power, since both the counter and the Equipment linger after the turn ends. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and low-impact for the formats' pace, but in those formats' casual or budget builds it can pull light double duty. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Improvised Weaponry is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy singles. Bulk Equipment and counter pieces don't tend to spike, so expect this price to hold flat.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.