Entropic Specter
Creature — Specter Spirit
Flying
As this creature enters, choose an opponent.
Entropic Specter's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in the chosen player's hand.
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #26270
Entropic Specter hits the table as a flying beater that scales with the largest hand at the table and drains life equal to that count on every attack — the bigger your opponents' hands, the more it punishes them. Five mana is a real ask, but the combination of evasion, variable power, and built-in life drain makes it a legitimate threat in the right shell.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Entropic Specter does its best work: four opponents drawing cards means hands stay large, the Specter's power climbs naturally, and the life drain compounds across a long game. In Specter-tribal or discard-matters builds — think Malfegor or Nekusar, the Mindrazer — it fits a clear gameplan rather than showing up as a random five-drop. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but five mana for a creature with no immediate board impact is a non-starter in formats that end games on turn two or three. Oathbreaker is the other format worth noting: hand-size matters less there, so Entropic Specter is much weaker outside a dedicated discard shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Entropic Specter is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in and zero financial risk to test. That price is unlikely to move without a high-profile deck putting it on camera, so buy it for the effect, not for any upside.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.