Magic: The Gathering

Scytheclaw

Commander 2015 53 • rare

Set: Commander 2015
Collector number: 53
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 5 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: James Paick
Market price: $0.34

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What it's worth

$0.34market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.33 – $0.36 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare artifact, this card represents a distinct mechanical choice for players looking to enhance their deck's offensive capabilities. Its scarcity makes it a notable inclusion for those who value unique equipment that can alter the momentum of a game.

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What it does

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)

Equipped creature gets +1/+1.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

Equip 3 generic mana

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Scytheclaw was first introduced in the 2015 Commander expansion for Magic: The Gathering, specifically featured within the Plunder the Graves deck. This set was designed to introduce new mechanics and thematic cards to the multiplayer-focused Commander format, with Scytheclaw serving as an equipment artifact that utilizes the living weapon keyword. The card was crafted to reward aggressive strategies, allowing players to equip a creature with a high-impact buff while simultaneously providing a secondary win condition through its life-total-halving ability.

The visual design of the card was executed by artist James Paick, who focused on creating a menacing, organic aesthetic that reflects the card's function as a blade fused with biological components. By blending metallic textures with unsettling, claw-like appendages, Paick captured the essence of the Phyrexian-inspired design philosophy common to such equipment. The card was generally well-received by players for its ability to shift the momentum of a game, quickly becoming a staple choice for decks centered around equipment synergy and combat damage.

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