Faerie Fencing
Instant
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. That creature gets an additional -3/-3 until end of turn if you controlled a Faerie as you cast this spell.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #7827
Faerie Fencing drops onto the board and immediately taps a creature — no attack required, no setup window for your opponent. In Obyra, Dreaming Duelist decks it does double duty: the tap triggers Obyra's damage punishment while also functioning as pseudo-removal for a blocker or threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist is the natural home — Faerie Fencing's enters-the-battlefield tap triggers Obyra's 'tapped creature deals damage to its controller' ability, making it both removal and a free damage source the moment it resolves.
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Alela, Cunning Conqueror cares about instants and noncreature spells triggering Faerie creation, and Faerie Fencing is an artifact that adds to the Faerie count while also locking down an opponent's best attacker or blocker.
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor rewards Faerie tribal density with card draw and a lord effect, so Faerie Fencing earns its slot simply by being a Faerie that also handles a threat on arrival.
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Alela, Artful Provocateur generates Faerie tokens off artifacts and enchantments, so Faerie Fencing qualifies as a token trigger while giving the deck a way to neutralize a key blocker before swinging with a flying army.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Faerie Fencing is legal across Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's realistically a Commander card. In Commander, the persistent tap effect and Faerie tribal synergies make it a role-player in the right shells. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, a three-mana artifact that taps one creature on entry doesn't clear the bar — there's simply too much efficient removal and counterplay for a conditional tap effect to matter. Standard is the one exception worth noting: if a Faerie synergy deck is viable in the format, Faerie Fencing can pull real weight there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Faerie Fencing is firmly bulk — low enough to grab a playset without thinking about it. It's niche enough that price pressure is unlikely to move it unless Faerie tribal becomes a breakout Commander archetype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.