Alabaster Leech
Creature — Leech
White spells you cast cost 
more to cast.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #24693
Alabaster Leech taxes every white spell you cast by one additional generic mana — a real cost that compounds fast in any white-heavy list. It's a 1/1 for one white mana that punishes you more than your opponents, and there's no competitive shell where that trade is worth making.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alabaster Leech is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, white decks often cast multiple spells per turn cycle and can't afford a permanent that inflates every one of them — the tax accumulates across a full game into a meaningful mana deficit. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 that handicaps its own controller. There is no format where Alabaster Leech earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Alabaster Leech sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect movement — this card has no competitive applications pulling it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.