Rusted Slasher
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Sacrifice an artifact: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #22712
Rusted Slasher is a 4/2 indestructible artifact creature for four mana — the indestructible clause is real, but the upkeep cost of sacrificing an artifact will bleed you dry outside of dedicated artifact loops. In Emry, Lurker of the Loch builds where artifacts cycle through the graveyard freely, that cost turns into an engine; everywhere else, it's a liability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rusted Slasher is a fringe card in every format it's legal in, and that's most of them — Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker all allow it. In Commander it finds its best home in artifact-recursion decks where the upkeep sacrifice feeds loops rather than draining resources. In Pauper it's a common, so it's at least eligible for artifact-synergy builds, but a 4/2 for four with a punishing upkeep rarely competes with the format's efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Emry, Lurker of the LochMirran SpyRusted SlasherSol Ring
Cast all colorless artifacts from your graveyard any number of times; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Rusted Slasher is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it on a buylist. The price reflects its narrow demand; it won't appreciate unless an artifact-sacrifice combo puts it on the map.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.