Sacred Armory
Artifact
: Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25238
Sacred Armory puts a +1/+1 counter on target creature whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield under your control — a triggered ability that, under Horobi, Death's Wail, kills that creature outright. Outside of that specific interaction, the Armory is too slow and too narrow to justify a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns any targeting effect into a kill spell, so Sacred Armory's triggered ability — which targets a creature — becomes a repeatable murder engine every time you play an Equipment.
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 |
Sacred Armory is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no competitive play in any 60-card format. In Commander it exists almost entirely as a single-deck card: the Horobi, Death's Wail shell that converts targeting triggers into removal. Outside that shell, a two-mana artifact that slowly distributes +1/+1 counters only when Equipment enters doesn't clear the bar in a format where redundancy and power density matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
Sacred Armory sits at $0.06 — deep bulk, with no price floor to speak of. Demand is narrow enough that it's unlikely to move unless Horobi, Death's Wail spikes in popularity, so grab copies purely for their function, not their financials.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.