Sawblade Scamp
Creature — Phyrexian Beast
Haste
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an oil counter on this creature.
, Remove an oil counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to each opponent.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #9813
Sawblade Scamp enters as a 1/1 with haste and deals 1 damage to each opponent whenever it attacks — conditional on you having cast a noncreature spell this turn, which is trivially easy to satisfy in any spell-heavy red deck. Under Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might, that 1 damage becomes 4, turning a throwaway one-drop into a three-pronged Lightning Bolt every combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might replaces every source of damage less than 4 with 4, so Sawblade Scamp's attack trigger hits each opponent for 4 instead of 1 — a free 12 damage across a table from a one-mana creature that also swings in the same turn it enters.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph adds 2 damage whenever a source deals exactly 1 to a player or permanent, so Sawblade Scamp's attack trigger fires Ghyrson's ability against each opponent simultaneously, converting one trigger into a three-way 3-damage spread at no extra cost.
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, Sawblade Scamp earns its slot specifically in Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might and Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph shells where its attack trigger scales far past face value — everywhere else it's a one-mana 1/1 that deals negligible damage in a 40-life format. In Pauper it's common, aggressive, and haste means it trades up or pressures on curve in burn and red tempo lists. Modern and Pioneer have faster one-drops with more direct payoff, so Sawblade Scamp doesn't make those cuts outside of niche ping-amplification builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Sawblade Scamp is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Demand is narrow enough that the price is stable rather than climbing, so there's no urgency to buy in quantity unless you're actively building the decks that want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
- Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.