Iron Lance
Artifact
, 
: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #30242
Iron Lance is a one-mana artifact that deals 1 damage to a creature it blocks or is blocked by — a negligible combat effect that almost never changes a game's outcome. At that cost and that impact, it's outclassed by nearly every other one-drop artifact in every format it's legal in.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Iron Lance is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Commander, the singleton format demands every card slot earn its place, and Iron Lance's 1-damage trigger doesn't come close to that bar — there's no archetype, no synergy package, and no commander that makes this worth a slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full suite of broken artifacts and have no reason to look here. Iron Lance is effectively unplayed across all formats it's legal in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Iron Lance sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is generous. There's no competitive demand pulling it up, so it's likely to sit at or below this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.