Earwig Squad
Creature — Goblin Rogue
Prowl 
(You may cast this for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Goblin or Rogue.)
When this creature enters, if its prowl cost was paid, search target opponent's library for three cards and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #19072
Earwig Squad rips three cards out of an opponent's library permanently — the surgical disruption most black decks can't replicate at instant speed or for free. The ask is prowl, which means connecting with a Goblin before it lands, and Wort, Boggart Auntie makes that prerequisite trivially easy to meet.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wort, Boggart Auntie
Wort, Boggart Auntie's recursion engine keeps Goblins swinging every turn, which means prowl for Earwig Squad is a natural consequence of the deck doing its normal thing — connect once, exile the combo piece or win condition your opponent is counting on.
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 |
In Commander, Earwig Squad is a surgical answer to the one deck at the table you need to slow down — pulling Thassa's Oracle, a combo enabler, or a game-ending finisher from a library before it ever sees play is uniquely powerful in a 100-card singleton format where those pieces can't be replaced. Legacy and Vintage are legal but largely uninterested; faster disruption exists and Goblin tribal shells in those formats have more efficient uses for a five-drop slot. Modern is where Earwig Squad sees occasional Goblin-tribal sideboard consideration, specifically as a one-of aimed at tearing up Amulet Titan or Living End lines. It's a niche role, but the prowl cost makes it realistic in any deck that goes wide early.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Earwig Squad is deep bulk — the effect is powerful enough that the price reflects low casual demand rather than low power. It's stable at this tier and unlikely to move without a competitive Goblin breakout, so picking up copies now costs almost nothing.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wort, Boggart Auntie
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.