TYPE
Artifact Creature — Insect

ABILITY
Whenever another artifact enters the battlefield under your control or another artifact you control leaves the battlefield, you may pay {1}. If you do, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
3/3

FLAVOR TEXT
Underneath the cities of Esper are cycles of life unseen by those who feed them.

ILLUSTRATOR
Franz Vohwinkel

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN

RULINGS

• 2009-02-01 If Sludge Strider and another artifact enter the battlefield under your control at the same time, Sludge Strider’s triggered ability will trigger. Similarly, if Sludge Strider and another artifact you control leave the battlefield at the same time, Sludge Strider’s triggered ability will trigger.
• 2009-02-01 If an artifact creature with 0 toughness enters the battlefield under your control, Sludge Strider’s ability will trigger a total of twice: Once when that creature enters the battlefield, and once when it’s put into a graveyard. Both abilities will be put on the stack after the state-based action check that puts the 0-toughness creature into the graveyard is finished.