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Junk Golem

Artifact Creature — Golem

This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you remove a +1/+1 counter from it.
{1}, Discard a card: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{4}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Odyssey
Price
$0.24
EDHREC rank
#29020
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Junk Golem card art
Junk Golem enters as a 0/0 and grows only as fast as you feed it counters — without a reliable +1/+1 counter engine like Animation Module, it's a do-nothing body that never threatens. The cost is real: a three-mana artifact that demands additional investment just to become relevant is a tough sell outside dedicated counter shells.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Junk Golem is a Commander card through and through — the 100-card singleton format gives it access to the density of counter synergies it needs to function. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, it has no competitive application; both formats demand far more efficient threats. Commander is the only context where the surrounding infrastructure of proliferate, counter doublers, and sacrifice loops makes Junk Golem worth a slot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.24 bulk tier

At $0.24, Junk Golem is firmly bulk — cheap enough to throw into any counter deck without hesitation. Don't expect the price to move; it's a niche role-player with a narrow home and no crossover demand to push it higher.

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