---
name: "Slag Strider"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Affinity"]
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "514"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "2b154d55-37dd-4e5f-aa99-d4bc547cdec0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slag-strider-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Slag Strider
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Affinity

## Oracle Text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
{1}, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Furnace Hellkite](/printing/furnace-hellkite-mh3.md) — Artifact Creature — Dragon
3. [Embersmith](/printing/embersmith-som.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Furnace Dragon](/printing/furnace-dragon-aa4.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Quicksilver Behemoth](/printing/quicksilver-behemoth-dst.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Barrage Ogre](/printing/barrage-ogre-j22.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #514
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`