Sparring Dummy
Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
Defender
: Mill a card. You may put a land card milled this way into your hand. You gain 2 life if a Lesson card is milled this way. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17379
Sparring Dummy enters tapped and attacks each combat if able, giving you a 0/4 body that blocks nothing on the turn it lands and swings into opposition every turn after. The upside — it counts as an attacking creature for triggers and can absorb damage in combat — costs you all control over when and where it fights.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sparring Dummy is a Commander card in the narrowest sense: it belongs in decks that want mandatory attackers as a resource, like Marisi, Breaker of the Coil (forcing opponents to block) or Goad-centric builds where extra bodies swinging at opponents does meaningful work. In 1v1 formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — a 0/4 that attacks into blockers every turn is a liability, not an asset, and sees no competitive play. Standard has it legal but ignored. Sparring Dummy's relevant homes are all multiplayer, all Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Sparring Dummy is deep bulk — pick it out of a dollar box or order a playset for the cost of a pack of gum. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow use cases don't appreciate; treat this as a zero-budget include and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.