Leonin Bladetrap
Artifact
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
, Sacrifice this artifact: It deals 2 damage to each attacking creature without flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27844
Leonin Bladetrap deals 2 damage to each attacking creature with flying — flash lets you deploy it as a surprise mid-combat answer — but the unearth cost to reuse it is three mana for the same effect, making it a narrow, one-trick piece of interaction. It handles tokens and small flyers adequately; it does nothing against a Craterhoof Behemoth on the ground.
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 |
In Commander, Leonin Bladetrap occupies the lowest tier of flying hate — cheap enough to run in a dedicated artifact deck, but most tables have better white options for the slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction, so it sees no meaningful play there. Modern is technically legal but similarly outclassed. Oathbreaker's compressed games can make a flash board-wide ping relevant, though again the card pool offers better tools at the same price point.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Leonin Bladetrap is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. It won't appreciate unless a format shift makes narrow flying hate suddenly desirable, which is unlikely given how many stronger options exist at the same or lower cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.