Molder
Instant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment with mana value X. It can't be regenerated. You gain X life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #21307
Molder destroys an artifact or enchantment and gains you life equal to its converted mana cost — instant speed, no conditions. The catch is that it costs three mana at minimum to do anything meaningful, which puts it behind unconditional options like Naturalize on raw efficiency.
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 |
In Commander, Molder occupies the low end of artifact and enchantment removal — it's fine, but most green decks have better options and rarely need the life gain enough to pay the premium. In Pauper, the format's artifact density makes Molder marginally more relevant, though Naturalize and Gleeful Sabotage still outclass it in most lists. Legacy and Vintage both have access to far more efficient interaction, so Molder sees essentially zero play there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: it's legal, castable, and usually the last card to make the cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Molder is firmly bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card itself. Bulk commons rarely appreciate, and nothing about Molder's role suggests that changes.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.