Molder Slug
Creature — Slug Beast
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact of their choice.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #18291
Molder Slug dismantles artifact-heavy tables on its own — every upkeep, every opponent sacrifices an artifact, no interaction required. The cost is symmetry: your own artifacts go too, so you build around it or you don't run it.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Molder Slug does its best work — three opponents means three artifacts destroyed per round, and the cumulative pressure collapses artifact-reliant strategies in a handful of turns. In green stax and land-matters builds that already run few artifacts, the symmetry is barely a drawback. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the format speed makes a five-mana 4/6 with a slow grind effect a non-starter in any competitive context. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander at a smaller table, where the effect is real but less overwhelming.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Molder Slug sits firmly in bulk territory — it's cheap to acquire and the price reflects a niche role rather than weak design. The effect is powerful enough that the floor is likely permanent; it won't spike, but it won't disappear from dollar bins either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.