Shimmer Myr
Artifact Creature — Myr
Flash
You may cast artifact spells as though they had flash.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Price
- $0.42
- EDHREC rank
- #1298
Shimmer Myr turns every artifact in your hand into an instant-speed play, which is a fundamental shift in how your opponents have to read your open mana. Three mana for a 2/2 flash body is the going rate, and in artifact-heavy shells — especially Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch — it earns that cost every game.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch
Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch triggers on Myr entering the battlefield, so Shimmer Myr lets you deploy your Myr army at end of an opponent's turn and untap with the whole board ready to attack.
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Mm'menon, the Right Hand rewards stacking artifacts efficiently, and Shimmer Myr lets you hold up interaction mana while still advancing your board at instant speed if no threat materializes.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch wants artifacts hitting the graveyard and recurring value, and Shimmer Myr lets you slam artifacts at end step to set up Emry activations before your untap.
Alibou, Ancient Witness
Alibou, Ancient Witness cares about tapped artifacts activating, and Shimmer Myr lets you deploy artifacts at the end of an opponent's turn so they're ready to contribute on your next attack.
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog untaps whenever you cast a historic spell, and Shimmer Myr lets you cast artifacts at instant speed — including on an opponent's end step — to untap Traxos right before your combat.
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 the format where Shimmer Myr actually matters — artifact-heavy decks are ubiquitous, the political texture of four-player games rewards holding up mana, and instant-speed deployment of mana rocks or combo pieces is genuinely powerful. In Legacy and Vintage, Shimmer Myr is legal but irrelevant; those formats move too fast and have access to far more efficient artifact enablers. Modern and Oathbreaker follow the same logic as Commander at a smaller scale — playable in the right artifact shell, but not a format staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.42 bulk tier
At $0.42, Shimmer Myr is bulk, and it's justified — the card sees real play in Commander but is narrow enough that demand stays low. It's a safe pickup at this price for any artifact build; it won't spike, but it also won't get cheaper.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch
- Mm'menon, the Right Hand
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Alibou, Ancient Witness
- Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.