Iridescent Blademaster
Creature — Elf Warrior
: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24998
Iridescent Blademaster lands on the board and immediately distributes +1/+1 counters across your team, turning a wide board into a threatening one without spending additional mana. The rate is strong enough that it earns its slot in any deck that wants counters on multiple creatures at once.
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 |
Iridescent Blademaster is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it does its best work — go-wide strategies with five or more creatures on board get immediate, meaningful returns from the enter-the-battlefield trigger. In competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy the bar for a five-drop is brutal, and Iridescent Blademaster doesn't clear it without a dedicated counters shell to exploit. Pauper's lower power ceiling makes the effect more relevant there if the rarity permits.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Iridescent Blademaster isn't available yet, which likely means it's a recent or unreleased card — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. If it settles below a dollar, as most counter-distribution creatures do, it's an easy pickup for any +1/+1 counter Commander deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.