Chaos Harlequin
Creature — Human
: Exile the top card of your library. If that card is a land card, this creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn. Otherwise, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.42
- EDHREC rank
- #29699
Chaos Harlequin is a four-mana 3/3 that randomly discards cards from your hand to pump itself — an effect so variance-dependent it's nearly unplayable in any serious context. The upside ceiling doesn't justify the downside floor.
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 |
Chaos Harlequin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, random discard without selection or payoff is a liability — you're as likely to pitch a key piece as you are a land, and a 3/3 body for four mana is well below rate. Legacy and Vintage have access to cards that do more on turn one than Chaos Harlequin does across an entire game. The only realistic home is a chaos-themed Commander deck where the randomness is the point, not a bug.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.42 bulk tier
At $0.42, Chaos Harlequin sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect it to climb — this is a card you pick up because you want it, not because it has anywhere to go.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.