Lifespark Spellbomb
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Until end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that's still a land.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21249
Lifespark Spellbomb turns any land into a 3/3 creature until end of turn — that's the engine piece that makes Earthcraft go infinite when you have enough mana to loop it. The catch is you're spending one mana to animate and one to crack for a card, so outside of a dedicated combo shell it's doing very little work.
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 |
Lifespark Spellbomb is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Commander it exists entirely as a combo enabler — specifically in Earthcraft shells where animating a land to generate infinite mana or loops is the point. In Pauper and Legacy the card is simply too narrow: one mana to temporarily animate a land doesn't line up with any competitive strategy, and the cantrip doesn't compensate for a card slot. Modern and Vintage have no context where Lifespark Spellbomb is the right tool. Treat this as a Commander-only pickup unless you're building a very specific Earthcraft combo deck.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
EarthcraftDarksteel GarrisonLifespark Spellbomb
Infinitely large creatures
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
EarthcraftLifespark SpellbombWake Thrasher
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Lifespark Spellbomb is deep bulk — the price reflects how few decks actually want it. It's stable at this floor because the card has a real combo application, but demand is narrow enough that it won't climb unless Earthcraft strategies spike in popularity.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.