Is Oni-Cult Anvil good in Commander?

Oni-Cult Anvil in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Oni-Cult Anvil produces a 1/1 Construct token every end step you've sacrificed an artifact, then pings each opponent for 1 when you sacrifice a Construct — two distinct payoffs stapled to a two-mana enchantment artifact. Pair it with Ashnod the Uncaring to double triggered abilities and watch the damage stack fast, or slot it alongside Vizier of Remedies to neutralize the -1/-1 counter cost and loop tokens indefinitely.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Ashnod the Uncaring

53.2% of decks · synergy 0.52

Ashnod the Uncaring doubles every triggered ability, so Oni-Cult Anvil's end-step token production and sacrifice-drain trigger both fire twice — a single sacrificed Construct deals 2 to each opponent instead of 1 and replaces itself with two tokens.

02

Mishra, Eminent One

42.0% of decks · synergy 0.41

Mishra, Eminent One generates artifact token copies of your noncreature artifacts at combat, giving you a steady stream of disposable artifacts to feed Oni-Cult Anvil's sacrifice requirement each turn cycle.

03

Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter

40.1% of decks · synergy 0.39

Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter's activated ability sacrifices a creature to make Treasure tokens, which feed directly into Oni-Cult Anvil as sacrifice fodder and loop back into more artifacts for the next end step trigger.

04

Imskir Iron-Eater

33.5% of decks · synergy 0.30

Imskir Iron-Eater wants a high volume of cheap artifacts and creatures to sacrifice for card draw and damage, making Oni-Cult Anvil a natural fit — it replenishes the board with Constructs that double as both sacrifice fuel and drain vectors.

05

Juri, Master of the Revue

16.0% of decks · synergy 0.13

Juri, Master of the Revue grows whenever you sacrifice a permanent, so every Construct token Oni-Cult Anvil produces is a +1/+1 counter waiting to happen — the Anvil keeps the sacrifice engine humming between bigger combo turns.

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, Oni-Cult Anvil is a two-mana enchantment artifact that slides into any Rakdos or artifact-sacrifice shell and immediately starts generating value without asking for much setup. The token production is passive enough that opponents rarely prioritize removing it early, which means it quietly accumulates damage across a long game. In Modern and Pioneer, it saw play in artifact-synergy and Rakdos sacrifice builds where the end-step token plus recurring drain added up faster in a 20-life format. Legacy and Vintage have enough raw power that Oni-Cult Anvil rarely competes for a slot, but it's legal in both if a dedicated artifact-sacrifice strategy needs a cheap payoff at the two-drop slot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Vizier of Remedies Lesser Masticore Dross ScorpionOni-Cult Anvil

Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

$0.29 bulk tier

At $0.29, Oni-Cult Anvil is firmly bulk — you can pick up a playset for under a dollar and it won't spike unless a new sacrifice commander dramatically raises its profile. It's a safe purchase for any artifact or sacrifice deck at this price; there's no meaningful financial downside.