Scrap
Instant
Destroy target artifact.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #25680
Scrap trades an artifact for a card at instant speed — the whole value proposition is replacing itself while removing something that was already on the board. It's narrow enough that it only belongs in decks that generate a steady stream of artifact tokens or have expendable artifacts to feed it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scrap is a role-player in artifact-heavy decks that want cheap, cantripping sacrifice outlets — it keeps cards flowing without costing tempo. Pauper is the format where Scrap earns real consideration, since the card pool is shallow enough that instant-speed cantripping removal at common is genuinely scarce. Legacy and Vintage both have far more efficient options, so Scrap never sees play there despite being legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Scrap is firmly bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable because there's no competitive spike waiting to happen here; it moves in penny lots for cube and Pauper brewers and that's about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.