Oxidda Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
Affinity for Mountains (This spell costs 
less to cast for each Mountain you control.)
Haste
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15660
Oxidda Golem is a 5/3 with haste that costs eight mana — except in the decks that care about it, affinity for Mountains routinely drops that cost to zero or one. Outside of those shells, it's unplayable; inside them, Herigast, Erupting Nullkite decks treat it as free hasty power that triggers ninjutsu and evasion synergies on the same turn it arrives.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite wants cheap or free creatures to bounce and replay for value, and Oxidda Golem's Mountain-affinity cost reduction makes it one of the easiest zero-cost bodies to slot into that loop — showing up in over half of all Herigast lists for exactly that reason.
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 |
Oxidda Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is effectively Commander and Pauper. In Modern and Legacy the card simply doesn't compete — affinity shells have access to far more efficient threats. Pauper is where Oxidda Golem has a narrow home, specifically in mono-red Mountain-heavy builds that can land it for one or two mana and close with haste. In Commander, the card is a role-player rather than a staple, almost exclusively appearing in Herigast, Erupting Nullkite decks where the cost reduction is reliably triggered.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Oxidda Golem is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy singles. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless Herigast-style commanders spike in popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.