Spare Supplies
Artifact
This artifact enters tapped.
When this artifact enters, draw a card.
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #12490
Spare Supplies enters, draws you a card immediately, and then draws you another when it leaves — two cards stapled to a zero-power artifact for three mana. That rate is too slow for competitive formats, but in Commander it pulls its weight as a clean two-for-one that doubles as artifact fodder for sacrifice synergies.
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 |
In Commander, Spare Supplies earns its slot specifically in artifact-matters and sacrifice-value shells — the two guaranteed card draws offset the three-mana investment, and the 'when it leaves' trigger makes it a repeatable draw engine with flicker or sacrifice outlets. Outside Commander, the format pressure is too high: Pauper is the only non-rotating competitive format where Spare Supplies sees real play, slotting into artifact synergy decks that can exploit the enters and leaves triggers cheaply. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, three mana for a fragile artifact that draws two over time is well below rate — faster, more impactful draw exists at every price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Spare Supplies is deep bulk — pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price floor is unlikely to move, making it a safe throw-in for any artifact or sacrifice build that needs it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.