Eccentric Apprentice
Creature — Tiefling Wizard
Flying
When this creature enters, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've completed a dungeon, up to one target creature becomes a Bird with base power and toughness 1/1 and flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #11321
Eccentric Apprentice puts a 3/2 flier on board and mills three on entry — that's two meaningful things for three mana, and the graveyard payoff is the real reason to run it. Sefris of the Hidden Ways turns that incidental mill into a venture trigger, which makes this a role-player rather than a filler pick.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Sefris of the Hidden Ways wants creatures in the graveyard every turn, and Eccentric Apprentice delivers one on the spot while also being a creature that died — meaning a single cast can chain into two venture triggers with the right sequencing.
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 |
Eccentric Apprentice is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's doing real work only in Commander. In eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage, a three-mana 3/2 that mills three doesn't come close to clearing the bar — the format's speed and the power of alternatives make it unplayable outside a very narrow self-mill brew. Modern and Pioneer are similar: the rate isn't competitive, and dedicated mill strategies have better tools. Commander is where Eccentric Apprentice earns its slot, specifically in graveyard-value shells that reward both creature density in the bin and bodies in the air.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Eccentric Apprentice is bulk — easy to pick up and easy to cut without regret. Bulk rares with narrow application tend to stay at this price point, so there's no urgency in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.