Saberclaw Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #30246
Saberclaw Golem gives you a 4/2 with first strike for six mana — a stat line and ability that are both underpowered for that cost in any format that matters. Cheaper artifacts do more, and cheaper creatures hit harder; Saberclaw Golem competes in neither lane.
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 |
Saberclaw Golem is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality isn't the same as playability. In Commander, six mana for a vanilla-adjacent 4/2 with first strike doesn't move the needle — artifact-matters decks like Breya or Emry have dozens of better options at the same price point. In Pauper, where common artifacts get real attention, the mana cost prices Saberclaw Golem out of any competitive shell. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; no deck at those power levels is registering a six-mana 4/2.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Saberclaw Golem is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a collection binder and stays there. There's no demand pressure to push that price up, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.