Quicksmith Rebel
Creature — Human Artificer
When this creature enters, target artifact you control gains "
: This artifact deals 2 damage to any target" for as long as you control this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aether Revolt Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25918
Quicksmith Rebel turns any artifact you control into a repeatable Prodigal Pyromancer, threatening two damage to any target every turn it's untapped. That effect is backbreaking in artifact-heavy Commander pods, and the four-mana body is an acceptable price for a permanent gun stapled to your best rock.
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 |
Quicksmith Rebel is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with board state, and artifact-dense EDH decks give it a constant source of two-damage pings that pressure planeswalkers, chip down opponents, and pick off utility creatures. In Modern or Pioneer it's simply too slow and too fragile for a four-mana 3/2 with no immediate impact, where opponents can answer the artifact before the ability ever fires. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters. Commander is the one format where the repeatable ping on an always-present artifact like a Sol Ring actually matters enough to justify a deck slot.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available for Quicksmith Rebel at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current buylist. Given its niche Commander role and limited competitive demand, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory and is worth picking up cheaply if an artifact-focused deck needs a repeatable damage outlet.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.