Cackling Witch
Creature — Human Spellshaper
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, Discard a card: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #27215
Cackling Witch puts a Lure counter on any creature for three mana — forcing all blockers onto one target — which is a real effect in sacrifice and aristocrats shells where you want specific creatures dead. The cost is that three mana for a 1/1 with no immediate board presence is a bad rate everywhere else.
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 |
Cackling Witch is a Commander card through and through — the Lure counter effect is most relevant in multiplayer, where forcing all blockers onto one creature can swing combat math in ways two-player formats don't reward. In Legacy and Vintage, a 1/1 for three mana with no immediate impact on the board simply doesn't clear the efficiency bar those formats demand. Commander is where the politics and combat manipulation justify the slot, particularly in sacrifice or aristocrats builds where engineering specific deaths is the game plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Cackling Witch is deep bulk — the floor for a physically present Magic card. That price holds because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement unless a high-profile sacrifice commander pushes it into wider play.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.