Pardic Swordsmith
Creature — Dwarf
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #29676
Pardic Swordsmith enters as a 1/1, then costs three mana and a mountain sacrifice every time you want to pump it — the ceiling is low and the ongoing tax is brutal. It's outclassed by nearly every other red three-drop in Commander and has no business in a competitive 99.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pardic Swordsmith is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it competes against a deep pool of efficient red commons and can't justify the repeated mountain-sacrifice cost in a format where every land matters. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a 1/1 with an expensive activation. Commander is the one format where bulk creatures occasionally find a home through niche synergy, but Pardic Swordsmith doesn't offer enough to earn a slot even there.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Pardic Swordsmith is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box without ever leaving it. Don't expect that price to move; demand simply isn't there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.