Krark-Clan Grunt
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Sacrifice an artifact: This creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #27432
Krark-Clan Grunt gives your artifacts first strike as long as you control a Equipment — a relevant board effect that can swing combat math in artifact-heavy strategies. The cost is real though: it competes for the same artifact-synergy slots as far more powerful enablers, and unlike Nuka-Cola Vending Machine it offers no resource generation, just a conditional combat buff.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Krark-Clan Grunt sees virtually no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — formats where artifact synergies aim to combo out rather than win in combat, and first strike on a 2/2 body for three mana is nowhere near the power floor. In Pauper, Equipment-based aggressive strategies exist but don't need this effect badly enough to run it over more efficient threats. Commander is the most forgiving home, specifically in artifact or Equipment-focused builds where the passive pumps a wide board, but even there Krark-Clan Grunt is a fringe inclusion rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nuka-Cola Vending MachineAcademy ManufactorKrark-Clan Grunt
Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn; Infinite tapped Treasure tokens; Infinite tapped Food tokens; Infinite tapped Clue tokens
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Ragost, Deft GastronautNuka-Cola Vending MachineKrark-Clan Grunt
Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
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Teshar, Ancestor's ApostleSol RingScrap TrawlerKrark-Clan Grunt
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
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Krenko, Baron of Tin StreetCrime NovelistSword of the MeekKrark-Clan Grunt
Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Spine of Ish SahSami, Wildcat CaptainKrark-Clan Grunt
Infinite storm count; Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn; Destroy all permanents opponents control each turn; Lock; Mass Land Denial
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Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Krark-Clan Grunt is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box, not a binder. It holds no financial value and is unlikely to spike absent an unlikely reprint-or-combo discovery; pick it up purely for the effect if your deck needs it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.