Maul of the Skyclaves
Artifact — Equipment
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and first strike.(It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Equip 
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #3885
Maul of the Skyclaves straps a creature with +2/+2, flying, and first strike for three mana total — that's a lot of board presence per mana spent. Bruenor Battlehammer cuts that equip cost to zero, making this a free stat dump on whatever attacker needs to get through.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
Bruenor Battlehammer's ability to equip for free turns Maul of the Skyclaves into a zero-cost +2/+2 flying first striker every combat, and with enough equipment matters payoffs in the 99, that's a reliable threat multiplier.
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
Nahiri, Forged in Fury cares about putting equipment directly into play attached to attacking creatures, and Maul of the Skyclaves delivers a relevant keyword package — flying and first strike — that translates immediately to combat advantage.
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale replaces the equip cost with card draw for Knights, so Maul of the Skyclaves becomes a free card-neutral stat buff on any Knight swinging in.
Balan, Wandering Knight
Balan, Wandering Knight can attach all equipment for two mana at instant speed, so Maul of the Skyclaves is just part of a mass-equip pile — cheap, keyword-dense, and hard to block profitably.
Wyleth, Soul of Steel
Wyleth, Soul of Steel draws a card for each piece of equipment attached when he attacks, so Maul of the Skyclaves is a low-cost way to pad that count while also making Wyleth harder to block.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Maul of the Skyclaves is a staple in equipment-matters shells — low cost, immediate keywords, and synergy with cost-reduction commanders make it a reliable inclusion. In Modern and Pioneer, it's a fringe consideration for aggressive white creature decks that want evasion on a budget, though dedicated equipment shells tend to prefer more explosive payoffs. Legacy and Vintage have more powerful options at every point on the curve, so Maul of the Skyclaves doesn't see meaningful play there. Its home is clearly Commander, where the combination of flying and first strike on a budget piece fills a real role in combat-focused builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Maul of the Skyclaves is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that earns a slot in a meaningful number of Commander decks. Bulk rares this playable tend to stay cheap unless a new equipment-matters commander drives a demand spike, so pick it up now if you need it and don't expect the price to move much either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Bruenor Battlehammer
- Nahiri, Forged in Fury
- Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
- Balan, Wandering Knight
- Wyleth, Soul of Steel
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.