Steamcore Weird
Creature — Weird
When this creature enters, if 
was spent to cast it, it deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #29380
Steamcore Weird enters the battlefield and deals 2 damage to any target — a 2/2 body stapled to a Shock, for four mana. That rate is too slow for competitive formats and merely passable in casual Commander, where bodies and removal in one card have some appeal but efficiency still matters.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Steamcore Weird occupies the bottom rung of playable — the 2 damage on entry rarely changes a board state at four mana, and better Izzet creatures exist at every point on the curve. Pauper is where it sees the most legitimate discussion, since the common card pool is shallow enough that an ETB pinger on a 2/2 has marginal utility in budget Izzet tempo shells. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the rate is laughably outclassed. Steamcore Weird is essentially a Pauper-only card that occasionally appears in Commander as a budget filler piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Steamcore Weird is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable because demand is near zero; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.