Warlord's Axe
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27401
Warlord's Axe straps a +3/+0 bonus and vigilance onto any creature for three mana to equip — that's a meaningful stat boost that lets your attacker hold back on defense too. The three-mana equip cost is the ceiling on its playability: it's slow enough that faster Equipment outclass it in most competitive contexts.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Warlord's Axe sees any real play, and even there it's a role-player in decks that want cheap artifacts or benefit from equipping repeatedly — Voltron strategies can use the +3/+0 pump, but three mana to move it each turn is a tax that better Equipment like Sword of Fire and Ice doesn't ask. In Legacy and Vintage, Warlord's Axe is technically legal but nowhere near competitive — those formats move too fast for a three-mana equip with no enters-the-battlefield effect. Oathbreaker shares Commander's singleton structure and the same logic applies: fine if you need an equipment count, outclassed if you need efficiency.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Warlord's Axe is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. That price is stable simply because demand is low; pick it up freely if the slot calls for it, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.