Arcbound Bruiser
~$0.22 low · ~$0.56 high
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Golem
Darksteel #94 · Illustrated by Christopher Moeller
Darksteel #94 · Illustrated by Christopher MoellerWhat is Arcbound Bruiser worth?
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Oracle text
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
0/0
Break in case of emergency.
Format legality
The only printing of Arcbound Bruiser
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darksteel dst #94· 2004common· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.27 foil | common | $0.22 | $0.56 | €0.09€0.27 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #14,918 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Modular
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Darksteel card (#94).
94
- 94Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Arcbound Bruiser, read from the Darksteel printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Arcbound Bruiser. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact and Creature are the card types. Golem is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 0/0: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Christopher Moeller. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Darksteel. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 94 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- ModularCR 702.43
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2006-09-25
If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause its toughness to be 0 or less (or the damage marked on it to be lethal), modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.
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