Lashwrithe
Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control.
Equip 
( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Price
- $0.83
- EDHREC rank
- #8062
Lashwrithe lands as a +X/+X Equipment where X equals your Swamp count — in a mono-black deck deep into the game, that's routinely a +8 or +10 before combat math even starts. The living weapon clause means it enters with a body already attached, so you're never paying equip cost just to find a target; on a commander like Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon, that raw power spike turns a five-damage infect threat into a one-hit kill.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is a 4/4 infect flier that already closes games in two hits — Lashwrithe on Skithiryx in a typical mono-black build clears the ten-poison threshold in a single swing, which is why over 63% of Skithiryx decks run it.
Zenos yae Galvus
Zenos yae Galvus rewards going tall on a single threat, and Lashwrithe's Swamp-counting bonus scales aggressively in the mono-black shells Zenos typically commands, making it a reliable payoff for the deck's land investments.
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 where Lashwrithe does its best work — mono-black decks routinely hit 15-plus Swamps by mid-game, and the equipment's bonus scales with every land drop, not just the turn it enters. The living weapon staple makes it self-sufficient in a way that most Equipment isn't, sidestepping the usual two-card dependency that makes equip strategies fragile. In Legacy and Vintage, Lashwrithe sees essentially no play; the formats move too fast for a four-mana artifact that demands a Swamp-heavy board to justify its size. Modern is legal but similarly cold — the format's speed and the prevalence of artifact removal at instant speed make a slow-building Equipment a liability. Stick to Commander, specifically mono-black or near-mono-black builds, where the payoff is consistent and the cost is trivial.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.83 bulk tier
At $0.83, Lashwrithe sits in bulk territory despite being a genuine staple in its niche — mono-black Commander decks that want it already run it, and casual demand keeps a floor under the price without pushing it higher. It's a safe pickup at this price; there's no meaningful downside to grabbing a copy if you're building in the color.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
- Zenos yae Galvus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.