Disruptive Student
Creature — Human Wizard
: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #20139
Disruptive Student taxes every spell your opponents cast — one mana per spell, or it doesn't resolve — and does it on a 1/1 body for three mana. That cost is the whole problem: Cursecatcher and Spell Snare exist, and a tapped-down 1/1 in the late game is a liability, not an asset.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Disruptive Student is a niche include — it fits blue decks that go wide with small creatures and want soft permission on a body, but the three-mana entry point and single-target activation make it a fringe choice compared to harder countermagic. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, slotting into Merfolk and tempo shells that can actually threaten lethal while the tax buys time. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better options at every point on the curve, so Disruptive Student doesn't show up in those formats outside of budget or tribal builds. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — playable but rarely optimal.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Disruptive Student is true bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no pressure on the price in either direction; it's a common with narrow appeal and no scarcity driver, so expect it to stay in this range indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.