Slag Fiend
Creature — Phyrexian Construct
Slag Fiend's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifact cards in all graveyards.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #24479
Slag Fiend is a zero-mana creature that can hit the table as a massive threat in artifact-heavy decks, scaling directly with the number of artifact cards in all graveyards. The catch is that it does nothing without graveyard setup — in the wrong shell it's a 0/0 that dies on entry.
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 |
In Commander, Slag Fiend earns its slot in artifact-recursion and self-mill strategies where graveyards fill fast — Daretti, Scrap Savant or Mishra, Artificer Prodigy lists can have it entering as a 10/10 by midgame. In Legacy and Vintage, the raw speed of those formats means artifact counts spike early, but a 0-mana beater with no evasion and no immediate impact competes poorly with the format's top threats. Modern offers the most realistic competitive home, where Affinity-adjacent shells can leverage Slag Fiend as a free threat that grows off the same cards feeding your other payoffs. Outside artifact synergy, it's unplayable in any format — a 0/0 with no enters-the-battlefield effect is a liability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Slag Fiend is pure bulk — you're picking it up as a throw-in, not a budget consideration. It holds no financial value, but in the right artifact deck it punches well above its price tag.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.