Vedalken Blademaster
Creature — Vedalken Soldier
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29336
Vedalken Blademaster enters the battlefield and immediately hands every artifact creature you control +1/+1 and first strike for the turn — the payoff is real in the right shell. The problem is it costs four mana for a 2/3 with no staying power beyond that one combat, which is a steep ask in any format that isn't built around artifact synergies.
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 |
Vedalken Blademaster is a Commander card, full stop — the format's artifact-creature density in decks like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Shorikai, Genesis Engine is the only context where its triggered ability affects enough bodies to justify four mana. In Pauper it's legal but competes with more efficient aggressive commons and won't make the cut in any established archetype. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all move too fast for a four-mana 2/3 with a conditional combat trick, and Standard legality is off the table entirely.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Vedalken Blademaster is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box, not a store shelf. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand is narrow enough that it's unlikely to move unless a new artifact-creature commander drives a sudden spike in casual adoption.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.