Brown Ouphe
Creature — Ouphe
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: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #24156
Brown Ouphe shuts off activated abilities on artifacts for as long as it stays in play — a 1/1 body that reads like a hate piece doing Null Rod's job at a fraction of the price. It's a staple in any green deck that wants to kneecap artifact-heavy strategies without spending $40 on the enchantment version.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Brown Ouphe is one of the cleanest answers to the format's artifact mana backbone — Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Arcane Signet, and friends all go dark while it's in play. Pauper is where it also sees real work, since the format has enough equipment and artifact synergies that a cheap, recurring lockpiece earns its slot. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but almost never the right call — Collector Ouphe does the same thing on a 2/2, and those formats demand more from their creatures. Brown Ouphe is a Commander and Pauper card first, a curiosity everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Brown Ouphe is deep bulk — one of the cheapest functional hate pieces in the game relative to what it actually does on the board. The price is stable; there's no scarcity driving it up and no power creep pushing it out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.