Pierce Strider
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #22520
Pierce Strider enters and immediately drains each opponent for 3 life, delivering 9 total damage in a four-player pod the moment it hits the table. Three mana for a 3/3 plus that ETL trigger is a real rate, and in decks that blink or bounce it repeatedly, the life loss snowballs fast.
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 |
Commander is where Pierce Strider earns its keep — the three-opponent multiplier turns a modest ETB into a meaningful clock, and any blink or flicker shell gets to retrigger it for free value. In Pauper it's legal and the body is serviceable, but the life loss is less impactful in a one-on-one race where 3 damage is modest for three mana. Legacy and Vintage are too efficient for a vanilla-adjacent 3/3 to matter, and Pierce Strider simply isn't legal in Standard or Pioneer.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Pierce Strider is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely appreciate unless they break into a competitive format, and nothing about this card's power level suggests that's coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.