Anurid Swarmsnapper
Creature — Frog Beast
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
: This creature can block an additional creature this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #21300
Anurid Swarmsnapper blocks any number of creatures with flying or islandwalk for a single green mana activation — a repeatable, cheap effect that can wall off entire air forces. The three-mana 1/3 body is underpowered for the cost, so it earns its slot only in dedicated frog or blocker-matters builds.
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 |
Anurid Swarmsnapper is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, it occupies a narrow niche in Simic or mono-green decks that need repeatable flying blockers — think Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait or Lonis, Cryptozoologist tribal lists where frogs or insects matter. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana 1/3 with a tap ability, no matter how broad the blocking clause. It's a Commander-only consideration, and even there it's a fringe role-player.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Anurid Swarmsnapper is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy deliberately. The price is stable simply because demand is nearly zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.