Torch Gauntlet
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26164
Torch Gauntlet straps +2/+0 and trample onto any creature for two mana total — one to cast, one to equip. It's fine in aggressive equipment-matters shells and borderline everywhere else; the stat bump is real but the effect is replaceable at nearly every price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Torch Gauntlet earns a slot only in equipment-tribal decks that want volume over power — think Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale or Wyleth, Soul of Steel, where the act of equipping generates value and the gauntlet's low cost keeps the engine moving. In Pauper, the common slot is contested by stronger equipment, so Torch Gauntlet rarely makes the cut outside the most budget of aggressive decks. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have no meaningful home for it — the power bar is simply too high for a +2/+0 with no additional upside.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Torch Gauntlet is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. It holds no monetary value and isn't expected to; buy it for pennies if you need it, ignore it otherwise.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.