Chainbreaker

Chainbreaker card image

Chainbreaker: Artifact Creature - Scarecrow, Shadowmoor. This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}
Mana value
2
Type
Artifact Creature - Scarecrow
Colour identity
Colourless
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Common
Set
Shadowmoor (SHM)
Released
2008-05-02
Collector number
249
Artist
Jeff Miracola
Commander rank
18,379 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Chainbreaker

Chainbreaker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact creature from Shadowmoor (SHM), an expansion set released in May 2008. It is collector number 249 in that set, with art by Jeff Miracola. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 3/3 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. Shadowmoor is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.

{3}, {T}: Remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature.

Scarecrows deemed too malevolent to roam free are shackled to boulders or dolmen stones. Their animosity usually outlives the chains.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Chainbreaker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

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