Matopi Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
: Regenerate this creature. When it regenerates this way, put a -1/-1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #30178
Matopi Golem enters as a vanilla 3/3 for five mana with a shrink-to-rebuild gimmick that costs mana and card equity every time you use it — the bar for a five-drop in Commander is far higher than that. It's a bulk rare that belongs in bulk.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Matopi Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, five mana for a 3/3 with no immediate impact is unacceptable at any table above bracket 1 — the format has decades of efficient threats that make this obsolete. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a five-mana vanilla-adjacent creature. Oathbreaker shares Commander's redundancy problem; better golems, better five-drops, and better everything exist at the same price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Matopi Golem sits firmly in bulk territory, and nothing about its playability suggests that changes. Bulk stays bulk — pick it up if a niche build somehow calls for it, but don't expect any movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.