Displacer Beast
Creature — Cat Beast
When this creature enters, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)
Displacement — 
: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #12180
Displacer Beast staples a blink trigger onto a 3/3 body — every time it attacks or is targeted, you're resetting a creature for value, and it costs almost nothing to include. Sefris of the Hidden Ways runs it specifically because dungeon progression wants repeated enter-the-battlefield triggers on a cheap, resilient threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Sefris of the Hidden Ways advances the dungeon on each creature's first death or ETB trigger per turn, and Displacer Beast turns every attack step into a free blink, stacking dungeon progress while keeping a relevant body on board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Displacer Beast earns its slot in any ETB-value shell — blink decks and dungeon-crawl builds both want what it does at three mana. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Legacy it's too slow and too low-impact to see play; three mana for a 3/3 with a conditional blink doesn't clear the bar when faster threats dominate. Pioneer is the same story — Displacer Beast is firmly a casual and Commander card, where the repeated trigger economy matters more than raw speed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Displacer Beast is pure bulk — no financial risk whatsoever to picking up a copy. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price rarely move unless a format breaks them wide open, so treat it as a throw-in, not a hold.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.