Mirran Banesplitter
Artifact — Equipment
Flash
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #12269
Mirran Banesplitter equips for free and pumps the equipped creature's power by two — that combination of zero equip cost and relevant stat boost is the whole story. In Valduk, Keeper of the Flame and similar aura/equipment commanders, it slots in automatically: every free equip is another token trigger, and the power bonus isn't just flavor.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame creates a 3/1 trample haste token for each Equipment and Aura attached to him at the start of combat, so Mirran Banesplitter earns its slot twice over — once for the free attach trigger and once for making Valduk himself hit harder.
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might cares about noncombat red damage, but the free equip cost means Mirran Banesplitter fits into the aggressive Equipment package without any tempo loss, and the +2 power keeps Axonil's combat damage relevant as a backup pressure line.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mirran Banesplitter is a bulk common, and that's exactly what it plays like outside Commander — in Pauper it competes against cheaper and higher-impact Equipment, and in Modern or Legacy it never sees serious play. Commander is where the zero equip cost actually matters: in Equipment-centric decks, every equip you don't pay for is mana redirected to threats or interaction. The power boost is secondary but not irrelevant — two extra power on a commander with evasion or trample can close games faster than the card's modest appearance suggests.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Mirran Banesplitter is deep bulk — pick it up as an afterthought in any order or grab it out of a commons box. There's no meaningful price floor to fall through here, and no catalyst that would push it above bulk status.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.