Faerie Invaders
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25926
Faerie Invaders lands as a 3/3 flash flyer with ward 2 — respectable stats on a threat that punishes removal with a mana tax. At five mana in blue, it's a fair rate, not a dominant one.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Faerie Invaders earns its slot primarily in Faerie tribal builds where the type line matters more than the rate — Alela, Artful Provocateur and Sygg, River Cutthroat both appreciate a resilient flash body that comes down at instant speed. In Pauper, common Faerie synergies are real and the ward 2 makes it surprisingly sticky against the removal suites in that format. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, five mana for a 3/3 doesn't clear the bar when those formats offer far more efficient threats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Faerie Invaders is pure bulk — a zero-friction include if you're building the archetype. The price reflects the card's narrow tribal application, and there's no reason to expect that to change.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.