Boot Nipper
Creature — Beast
This creature enters with your choice of a deathtouch counter or a lifelink counter on it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #21425
Boot Nipper enters with a deathtouch counter if you choose night, making it an immediate deterrent that trades up with anything on the ground. A 1/1 for two mana is a weak rate, and it only earns its slot in dedicated day/night decks that can reliably control the day cycle.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Boot Nipper is a bulk roleplayer at best across formats. In Commander, the day/night mechanic is unreliable in a four-player game where opponents are casting spells every turn, so Boot Nipper rarely gets to choose its own counter consistently. In Pauper, there are stronger two-mana threats that don't depend on a conditional keyword. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have long outpaced a 1/1 for two, and no competitive shell is looking here.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Boot Nipper sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb — it's a conditional common with no competitive home. Pick it up if a day/night build calls for it, but don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.