Settlement Blacksmith
Creature — Human Artificer
When this creature enters, if you control an Equipment, draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19984
Settlement Blacksmith enters and immediately puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control — no hoops, no conditions, just board-wide growth for four mana. It's a fair rate for a token-wide anthem effect, but it's a one-shot burst stapled to a 3/3 body, which makes it a role-player at best.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Settlement Blacksmith has any real home, and only in decks that flood the board with creatures — go-wide token strategies or counter-stacking builds where the entering trigger touches a dozen bodies at once. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's outclassed by faster, cheaper effects and will never see competitive play. The card is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so those formats are off the table entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Settlement Blacksmith is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. Don't expect the price to move; this is a card you pull from a common box, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.