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Origin Spellbomb

Artifact

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {W}. If you do, draw a card.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{1}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Scars of Mirrodin
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#17836
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Origin Spellbomb card art
Origin Spellbomb replaces itself with a card draw and leaves behind a 1/1 white Soldier token — two effects for one mana when white pays the second activation. The real ceiling is Salvaging Station, which turns every creature death into a free replay loop.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Origin Spellbomb earns its slot in artifact-synergy builds and any deck running Salvaging Station — the loop potential alone justifies one mana. In Pauper it sees niche play in white weenie shells that want cheap cantrips and incidental token production. Legacy and Vintage have better one-mana options at every axis, so Origin Spellbomb doesn't register in those formats outside of dedicated artifact combo lists. It's absent from Pioneer and Standard entirely.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Origin Spellbomb is deep bulk — a nearly free pickup for any deck that wants it. Price stability is a non-issue; it won't spike unless a new combo piece pushes the Salvaging Station loop into mainstream Commander builds.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.