Steampath Charger
Creature — Lizard Warlock
Offspring 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to target player.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #11539
Steampath Charger enters with a +1/+1 counter and deals damage equal to its power to any target — that's immediate, stackable board pressure on a body that grows. Gev, Scaled Scorch turns every counter into a ping, making Steampath Charger a two-for-one on the turn it lands.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch pings each opponent whenever a creature you control gets a +1/+1 counter, so Steampath Charger's enter-the-battlefield counter triggers that damage the moment it hits the battlefield — and its own ETB shot means you're getting two separate damage events from a single cast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Steampath Charger is a role-player in counter-synergy decks, not a staple — it earns its slot almost exclusively under Gev, Scaled Scorch, where the ETB counter chains into free pings. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a three-mana 2/2 with a single ETB effect doesn't clear the bar; there are strictly more efficient threats at every point on the curve. Pauper is the one non-Commander context worth a second look, since common-legal pingers are scarcer, but even there Steampath Charger competes against faster options. Treat it as a Commander card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Steampath Charger is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely move unless a breakout deck emerges, and nothing in the current metagame suggests that's coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.