Rakdos Cluestone
Artifact
: Add 
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., , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #10270
Rakdos Cluestone is a three-mana rock that taps for one black or red — it enters the battlefield doing the bare minimum, and the draw-by-sacrificing clause costs another mana on top. At three mana for one mana of fixed production, it's strictly outclassed by options like Arcane Signet and the two-mana rocks that dominate the format.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rakdos Cluestone is legal in Commander, and that's the only format where it sees any real play — and even there, only in budget builds that have exhausted better options. In Pauper it's technically an option but competes with more efficient common ramp. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage don't want three-mana do-nothing artifacts when those formats run on raw efficiency. Commander is the one context where slower, color-fixing rocks find a home, but Rakdos Cluestone sits at the bottom of that food chain — run it only when the two-mana slots are already full.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Rakdos Cluestone is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box for less than a sleeve. The price reflects exactly what it is: a filler card that holds no upside and faces no scarcity pressure.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.