Trusty Machete
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip 
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20212
Trusty Machete turns any creature into a 3/2 threat for one mana to play and one to equip — real stats for nearly no investment. It's a fine pickup in aggressive equipment or voltron shells, and negligible everywhere else.
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 |
In Commander, Trusty Machete is a budget voltron piece that earns its slot in dedicated equipment decks — commanders who want cheap, efficient ways to grow a single threat will use it, but it rarely makes the cut in general builds where competition for the equipment slot is fierce. In Legacy and Vintage, the card simply doesn't have the power level to compete; faster, more impactful equipment exists at the same or lower cost. Modern is legal but similarly uninterested — the format's artifact and equipment staples outclass it cleanly. Trusty Machete is a card that finds its best home in lower-power Commander tables and casual constructed, not in any competitive 60-card context.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Trusty Machete, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its casual-only demand and age, it typically sits well under a dollar — not a card you should be paying a premium for.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.