Burrog Befuddler
Creature — Frog Wizard
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #15406
Burrog Befuddler enters the battlefield and immediately mills three cards face-down under itself, fueling graveyard and exile-matters strategies the turn it lands. The cost — a two-mana 1/2 with no other statline — is real, but in the right deck that mill trigger is the whole point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore turns every frog that mills into free casts from exile, and Burrog Befuddler feeds that engine the moment it hits the battlefield — the 1/2 body is almost incidental.
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort cares about creatures entering and leaving, and Burrog Befuddler slots in as a cheap trigger on arrival that also stocks the graveyard for whatever value Clement is already generating.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Burrog Befuddler is a role-player, not a staple — it earns its slot specifically in frog tribal or self-mill builds where three cards in the graveyard on turn two is a resource, not an accident. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, a 1/2 for two that mills three doesn't clear the power bar; there are strictly better payoffs for the same cost. Pauper is the one constructed format where Burrog Befuddler's floor starts to look reasonable given the lower power ceiling, but even there it lacks the immediate board impact that pushes commons into real play. Standard legality keeps it accessible, though it's unlikely to see meaningful tournament presence outside of limited formats where a 1/2 body and incidental mill can grind out small advantages.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Burrog Befuddler is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in and don't think twice about. It won't appreciate; demand is narrow enough that supply will always outpace it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Clement, the Worrywort
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.