Courtly Provocateur
Creature — Human Wizard
: Target creature attacks this turn if able.: Target creature blocks this turn if able.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #20895
Courtly Provocateur forces a creature to attack and forces another to block it — on your terms, every turn, at no mana cost beyond the initial three to deploy. It's a niche effect, but in the right shell it's a repeatable, tap-free combat manipulator that few cards replicate.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Courtly Provocateur finds its only real home — the 100-card singleton format slows things down enough that a three-mana 1/1 with a tap ability can survive long enough to matter, especially in combat-centric or pillow-fort strategies. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's technically legal but practically invisible: those formats end games before a 1/1 with no immediate impact can generate meaningful value. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer DNA, so the same niche applications carry over, though the faster game clock cuts into how many activations you'll realistically get.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Courtly Provocateur is deep bulk — you're paying less for the card than for the sleeve it goes in. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb, so treat this as a freely-acquired roleplayer rather than anything to chase at volume.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.