Strandwalker
Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +2/+4 and has reach.
Equip 
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #18733
Strandwalker lands as a 2/3 reach body that immediately deploys a 1/1 reach Starfish token, splitting five power and toughness across two creatures for five mana. The rate is mediocre, and reach on both halves is a narrow upside — this is a bulk roleplayer, not a staple.
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 |
Strandwalker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in none of them competitively. In Commander it occasionally shows up in sea-creature or token-doubler shells where the free Starfish has some marginal value, but five mana for a split 2/3 and 1/1 is simply too inefficient to justify a slot in most 99s. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest — the rate doesn't come close to what those formats demand at any mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Strandwalker is deep bulk — buy it for a quarter out of a commons bin if you need it, because it will never be worth tracking down otherwise. There is no meaningful price floor to hold here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.