Civil Servant
Creature — Cat Citizen
Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap another untapped Citizen you control. If you do, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #26598
Civil Servant is a vanilla 2/2 for two mana with no abilities, keywords, or upside — it does nothing beyond occupy a slot on the board. There is no shell in Commander, or any other format, where this is the correct card for the job.
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 |
Civil Servant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, which is a long list of formats where it is nonetheless unplayable. In Commander, a 2/2 with no text is irrelevant at a 40-life table where opponents are presenting threats that end the game — the floor for a two-drop is either a relevant ability or meaningful stat scaling, and Civil Servant clears neither bar. Pauper is the one format where commons compete at a high level, but even there the two-drop slot demands at least an enters-the-battlefield effect, evasion, or synergy hook. Across every format where it's legal, Civil Servant is outclassed by cards that cost the same and do substantially more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Civil Servant sits in the deepest tier of bulk, and that price is fully accurate to its utility. It holds no collector appeal, sees no competitive play, and carries no reprint scarcity — there is no trajectory that makes acquiring this card a meaningful decision.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.