Faerie Bladecrafter
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying
Whenever one or more Faeries you control deal combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is its power.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Commander
- Price
- $6.92
- EDHREC rank
- #5793
Faerie Bladecrafter enters the battlefield and immediately pumps every Faerie you control with +1/+0, turning a wide board into a credible lethal threat in a single turn. In Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor decks especially, that anthem effect stacks on top of existing buffs and makes racing opponents trivially easy.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor draws a card whenever a Faerie you control with flying dies, and Faerie Bladecrafter's anthem pushes that army over the damage threshold faster than almost anything else in the tribe — 85% of Tegwyll builds run it for exactly this reason.
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist pings opponents whenever you cast a Faerie, so the deck is constantly going wide, and Faerie Bladecrafter converts that swarm of small fliers into a clock that opponents can't ignore.
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Alela, Cunning Conqueror generates Faerie tokens on opponents' turns, and Faerie Bladecrafter turns those incidental tokens into meaningful attackers rather than speed bumps.
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Alela, Artful Provocateur already pumps flying creatures with lifelink and deathtouch, and Faerie Bladecrafter layers a raw power boost on top of that, making combat math nightmarish for opponents trying to block.
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 Faerie Bladecrafter lives — tribal anthem effects scale directly with the board-wide token production that Faerie commanders generate, and the card is a staple in that niche. In Legacy and Vintage, the Faerie tribal shell is real but Faerie Bladecrafter is too slow and too narrow compared to what those formats demand; it sees essentially no play there. Oathbreaker could theoretically support it in a Faerie-heavy build, but the smaller deck size makes the payoff inconsistent. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Faerie Bladecrafter's role is a cheap Faerie-specific anthem, and Spellstutter Sprite covers a different axis entirely — if you want a straight power substitute, Unscythe, Killer of Kings and similar tribal payoffs don't map cleanly. The closest budget replacement is Door of Destinies, which can grow larger over time but enters with no immediate impact and costs more mana. If the goal is simply more redundancy in the anthem slot, Coat of Arms does more work at a similar price point but becomes a liability against other tribal decks at the table.
Price Context
Current price
$6.92 mid tier
At $6.92, Faerie Bladecrafter sits in the mid tier — meaningful for a tribal role-player but justified by its 85% inclusion rate in the most popular Faerie commander. The price reflects genuine demand rather than speculation, so it's a reasonable buy if you're building the archetype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.