Krark's Thumb
Legendary Artifact
If you would flip a coin, instead flip two coins and ignore one.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $19.19
- EDHREC rank
- #4976
Krark's Thumb turns every coin flip into two flips where you ignore the worst result — a permanent, repeatable statistical engine that makes Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom decks functionally unbeatable at their own game. Two mana for an artifact that warps an entire strategy this hard is an easy inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom is the definitive Krark's Thumb home — Okaun doubles in power and toughness on each won flip while Zndrsplt draws a card, and the Thumb's double-flip-pick-best effect means you're winning the vast majority of them, turning a chaotic strategy into a reliable kill.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame flips up to five coins per attack, and Krark's Thumb converts each of those into two flips where you keep the winner — dramatically skewing the odds toward drawing cards and casting spells for free rather than taking damage.
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces triggers on every instant and sorcery cast, and Krark's Thumb stacks with multiple Krark copies to create layered double-flip decisions that can return spells to hand or copy them far more consistently than pure chance would allow.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is by far the primary home for Krark's Thumb — it exists almost exclusively to power coin-flip commanders, and the singleton format's lack of redundancy makes a two-mana artifact that meaningfully warps an entire archetype worth the slot. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially unseen; there's no competitive flip-based engine that wants it in those formats, and two mana for a do-nothing-outside-a-theme artifact doesn't clear the bar. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander use case on a smaller scale, and if your planeswalker cares about coin flips, the Thumb is just as automatic there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There's no true functional replacement for Krark's Thumb — the double-flip-pick-best effect is unique and there's no cheaper artifact that replicates it. The closest budget angle is leaning harder into raw flip volume with cards like Tavern Scoundrel or Chance Encounter, which reward winning flips rather than manipulating them, but neither offers the consistency advantage the Thumb provides and both demand more setup.
Price Context
Current price
$19.19 mid tier
At $19.19, Krark's Thumb sits in the mid tier — meaningful spend, but it's a Reserved List artifact with a narrow, devoted audience that keeps demand stable. In any deck built around coin flips it's a non-negotiable staple, which makes it worth the price; outside that context it's a dead card, so don't buy it speculatively.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
- Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.