---
name: "Steamcore Weird"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Weird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDJ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Justin Norman"
oracle_id: "e8f6caf4-4c6c-468a-9388-88c323ffe30b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steamcore-weird-ddj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Steamcore Weird
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Weird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, if {R} was spent to cast it, it deals 2 damage to any target.

> *Like many Izzet creations, weirds are based on wild contradictions yet somehow manage to work.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Frostburn Weird](/printing/frostburn-weird-clu.md) — Creature — Weird
2. [Blistercoil Weird](/printing/blistercoil-weird-rtr.md) — Creature — Weird
3. [Petrahydrox](/printing/petrahydrox-gpt.md) — Creature — Weird
4. [Spellgorger Weird](/printing/spellgorger-weird-j25.md) — Creature — Weird
5. [Gelectrode](/printing/gelectrode-gpt.md) — Creature — Weird
6. [Sparkmage Apprentice](/printing/sparkmage-apprentice-j22.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #7
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Justin Norman
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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