Thunder Lasso
Artifact — Equipment
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.
Equip 
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15339
Thunder Lasso taps a creature and keeps it tapped for two turns — relevant stax pressure at instant speed for two mana. Narrow enough that it rarely earns a slot outside dedicated tap-matters or Bant stasis builds.
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 |
In Commander, Thunder Lasso is a tempo piece that punches below its weight in a four-player game — neutralizing one threat for two turns doesn't scale the way a Fog or a board wipe does. Competitive formats like Legacy and Modern have no interest in it; the effect is too slow and too narrow against the threats those formats present. Pioneer and Standard could theoretically support it in a tempo shell, but better options exist at every point on the curve. Where Thunder Lasso has any real home is in Commander decks built around forcing opponents to keep creatures tapped — Derevi, Empyrial Tactician or Teferi, Temporal Archmage shells that reward the effect turn over turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Thunder Lasso is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. Don't expect the price to move; niche stax pieces at rare don't spike without a format-defining shell, and this one doesn't have one.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.