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Faerie Mastermind

Creature — Faerie Rogue

Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
{3}{U}: Each player draws a card.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
Price
$10.25
EDHREC rank
#335
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Faerie Mastermind card art
Faerie Mastermind is a two-mana flash flier that punishes opponents for drawing cards and threatens to go infinite with the right setup — the ceiling is absurdly high for the floor you pay. It sits in the same tax-and-draw ecosystem as Smothering Tithe, and any deck running Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful will find the activated ability slots cleanly into an existing win condition.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Thrasios, Triton HeroYoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

68.1% of decks · synergy 0.59

Thrasios, Triton Hero // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful decks run Faerie Mastermind as a combo piece: the activated ability creates a draw loop when opponents have Rhystic Study effects online, and Thrasios converts excess mana and cards into a win condition without additional setup.

02
Alela, Cunning Conqueror

Alela, Cunning Conqueror

67.8% of decks · synergy 0.58

Alela, Cunning Conqueror triggers off noncreature spells to produce Faerie tokens, and Faerie Mastermind is both a Faerie itself and a card that generates value every time an opponent draws — two things the deck wants from a single two-mana slot.

03
Rootha, Mastering the Moment

Rootha, Mastering the Moment

58.5% of decks · synergy 0.53

Rootha, Mastering the Moment copies instants and sorceries at will, and Faerie Mastermind's activated ability is an instant that draws a card, making it a reliable engine piece that scales with Rootha's copy effects during a single turn.

04
Talion, the Kindly Lord

Talion, the Kindly Lord

55.7% of decks · synergy 0.46

Talion, the Kindly Lord names a number to drain opponents on triggers, and Faerie Mastermind's mana cost and power both sit at two — meaning Talion's chosen value synergizes directly with casting and activating the Mastermind in the same game.

05
Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Maralen, Fae Ascendant

50.8% of decks · synergy 0.45

Maralen, Fae Ascendant cares about Faeries as a tribe, and Faerie Mastermind fills the role of both a tribal body and a political draw-punisher that generates value independently of whether the rest of the Faerie package is assembled.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Faerie Mastermind earns its slot on the strength of two things: flash on a flying body that blocks freely, and an activated ability that goes infinite in draw-heavy metas. The more Rhystic Study and Sylvan Library effects your table runs, the better this gets. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees play in tempo and flash decks as a value creature that punishes cantrip-heavy opponents, though it competes for slots against creatures with more immediate board impact. Legacy gives it a legal home but the format moves too fast for a two-mana creature without an immediate effect to reliably matter. Commander is where Faerie Mastermind is genuinely scary.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

If $10 is too steep, Notion Thief covers the most important half — redirecting opponents' draws to you — at roughly $1, though it costs four mana and has no flash without help. Faerie Mastermind's activated ability and tribal typing have no true budget replacement, so treat Notion Thief as a rate downgrade rather than a clean swap.

Price Context

Current price

$10.25 mid tier

At $10.25, Faerie Mastermind sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate include, affordable enough that most Commander players can justify it. The combo potential in draw-heavy metas gives it staying power at this price, and it's unlikely to drop significantly as long as Rhystic Study remains a staple.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.