Silent Artisan
Creature — Giant
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29749
Silent Artisan is a 3/5 vanilla for five mana — acceptable stats, zero text, and nothing that justifies the slot in any powered environment. There are better five-drops in every format, and most of them do something when they enter or attack.
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 |
Silent Artisan is a bulk common, and that's exactly how every format treats it. In Commander, a 3/5 with no abilities doesn't survive the first board wipe or trade meaningfully enough to matter — the format's card density means you'll always find something with an enters-the-battlefield trigger or keyword at the same cost. In Pauper, where commons are the ceiling, Silent Artisan's raw stats are passable on curve but get outclassed by commons that generate card advantage or pressure the opponent directly. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer are non-starters — five mana buys win conditions in those formats, not a french-vanilla body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Silent Artisan is deep bulk — it costs more to ship than it does to buy. That price is stable precisely because demand is effectively zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.