---
name: "Beast of Burden"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "292"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "67389ccc-dacc-4ce3-a9a2-f551a0d6e9d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/beast-of-burden-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Beast of Burden
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** */*

## Oracle Text
Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Altar Golem](/printing/altar-golem-eve.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Boneyard Wurm](/printing/boneyard-wurm-pw11.md) — Creature — Wurm
3. [Lhurgoyf](/printing/lhurgoyf-wc97.md) — Creature — Lhurgoyf
4. [Tribal Golem](/printing/tribal-golem-ons.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Arcbound Bruiser](/printing/arcbound-bruiser-dst.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Awakened Amalgam](/printing/awakened-amalgam-rix.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #292
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 44 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`