Anaba Spirit Crafter
Creature — Minotaur Shaman
Minotaur creatures get +1/+0.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.81
- EDHREC rank
- #18968
Anaba Spirit Crafter gives every Minotaur you control +1/+0, a static anthem that adds up fast once your board is populated. The catch is the 3R cost on a 2/2 body — you're paying for the effect, not the stats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General triggers on every nontoken Minotaur entering the battlefield, and Anaba Spirit Crafter is exactly the kind of redundant anthem that makes the resulting token swarm lethal — 61% of Sethron builds already run it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Anaba Spirit Crafter is a tribal piece with one home: Minotaur decks helmed by Sethron, Hurloon General. Outside that niche, a 3R 2/2 with a conditional static buff doesn't make the cut. In Pauper it's legal but irrelevant — the format has no Minotaur tribe to speak of, and better anthem effects exist at common. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card simply doesn't scale to those power levels.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.81 bulk tier
At $0.81, Anaba Spirit Crafter sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without hesitation if you're building Sethron. It's a role-player with a narrow audience, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.