Runed Servitor
Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature dies, each player draws a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #14785
Runed Servitor is a two-mana 2/2 that draws a card for every player when it dies — symmetrical card draw stapled to a body, which is only as good as the engine behind it. In focused shells like Mortuary loops or Zurzoth, Chaos Rider token spam, that symmetry stops mattering and the repeatable draw becomes gas.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider triggers off opponents drawing cards, so Runed Servitor's death effect — which hands every player a card — feeds the devil-token engine every time it hits the graveyard.
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 |
In Commander, Runed Servitor is a niche inclusion: the symmetrical draw is a liability at a four-player table unless you have a way to break parity, and a vanilla 2/2 body does nothing on its own. Pauper is where it competes most honestly — two mana for a 2/2 that replaces itself on death clears the bar for common-legal artifact creature shells. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it's too slow and too fair to see real play; the card draw doesn't offset the tempo cost against proactive strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
MortuaryCarrion FeederAlurenRuned Servitor
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite card draw for opponents; Infinite death triggers; Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Runed Servitor is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't appreciate unless a future combo puts it on the map, so pick it up for pennies if the deck calls for it and don't think twice.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.