Relic Runner
Creature — Human Rogue
This creature can't be blocked if you've cast a historic spell this turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Double Masters
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27104
Relic Runner enters as a 2/2 for two mana and grows into an evasive threat every time you cast a historic spell — artifacts, legendaries, and sagas all count. In the right shell it hits hard and dodges chump blockers; in the wrong one it's a vanilla 2/2 that does nothing.
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 |
Commander is where Relic Runner earns its slot, specifically in artifact-heavy or legendary-dense builds where historic spells flow naturally and the unblockable clause becomes a reliable clock. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but historic payoffs rarely compete at those power levels — Pauper is the one format where a self-pumping evasive two-drop could theoretically find a home in an artifact-synergy shell, though the supporting cast is thin. Everywhere else, Relic Runner is a casual card pretending to be a competitive one.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Relic Runner is pure bulk — the price of a throw-in, not a deliberate purchase. It holds that floor as long as it stays out of any high-profile Commander precon reprint, which is the only realistic catalyst that could move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.