Aphetto Grifter
Creature — Human Wizard
Tap two untapped Wizards you control: Tap target permanent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24294
Aphetto Grifter taps two target creatures at instant speed, and with any untap loop in play it becomes a hard lock that never lets your opponents' boards breathe. The three-mana 1/1 body is irrelevant — you're here for the activated ability, and in the right shell it's one of the most oppressive pieces of repeated tap control in Commander.
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 |
Aphetto Grifter is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it's ever a serious consideration. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a three-mana creature with a tap ability to matter — by the time Aphetto Grifter is on board, the game is already decided by broken spells, not creature combat. In Commander, it earns its slot exclusively in Wizard-tribal or infinite-untap shells where you can activate it repeatedly in a single turn to lock down every relevant threat across multiple opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Aphetto Grifter is pure bulk — the price reflects that it's a narrow combo piece with no crossover appeal outside of dedicated tap-lock builds. It won't spike; pick it up if the deck calls for it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.