Copy Catchers
Creature — Faerie
Flying
Whenever you surveil, you may pay 
. If you do, create a token that's a copy of this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #18082
Copy Catchers shuts off one copy trigger per turn cycle — any time a spell or ability would create a token that's a copy of a creature, you counter it. That effect is niche enough that Copy Catchers sits in sideboards of the mind rather than mainboards, but in metas saturated with Strionic Resonator loops, Delina triggers, or Mondrak doubling, it earns its slot.
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 |
Copy Catchers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and irrelevant in the rest. Commander is the only format where it sees real consideration — token-copy effects are everywhere in the 99, from Parallel Lives to populate mechanics to creature-copying commanders, and Copy Catchers answers a specific slice of that space at instant speed on a cheap body. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to support it in theory, but those formats don't reward a 1/1 that counters one trigger per turn when faster interaction exists. Oathbreaker could use it as a niche hate piece against combo signatures that clone creatures, but the pool is small. Treat Copy Catchers as a Commander card with legacy standing on paper.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Copy Catchers is deep bulk — the price of a throwaway common, not a sought-after piece. It's unlikely to climb unless a specific commander or mechanic pushes copy-token strategies into dominant territory, so buy it for the effect, not the portfolio.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.