Runaway Carriage
Artifact Creature — Construct
Trample
When this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice it at end of combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #27790
Runaway Carriage hits the board as a 4/4 trampler for four mana, which is a fine rate — until you read the downside: at the beginning of your end step, you must sacrifice it unless you sacrificed another creature that turn. The upside is real, but the upkeep cost makes this a card that belongs in a specific home, not a generic slot.
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 |
Runaway Carriage is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside of Commander — four mana for a 4/4 with a recurring sacrifice clause doesn't clear the bar in any competitive 60-card format where Tarmogoyf and Murktide Regent exist. In Commander, the card finds its niche in sacrifice-matters decks helmed by commanders like Prossh, Skyraider of Kher or Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper, where feeding the end-step trigger is a feature rather than a drawback. Outside of that specific archetype, the forced sacrifice is too punishing to justify the slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Runaway Carriage is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. Bulk rares with narrow applications like this one don't appreciate; pick it up if the deck calls for it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.