Faerie Trickery
Kindred Instant — Faerie
Counter target non-Faerie spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $1.43
- EDHREC rank
- #11197
Faerie Trickery counters any non-Faerie spell and exiles it — hard removal on the stack with no graveyard recursion to worry about. The catch is the creature type restriction, which makes it a strict role-player rather than a universal counterspell, but in dedicated Faerie builds headlined by Obyra, Dreaming Duelist it earns its slot every time.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist pings opponents whenever you cast a Faerie spell, and Faerie Trickery is a Faerie spell — countering a threat and dealing damage simultaneously is exactly the kind of two-for-one that makes Obyra decks tick.
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor rewards you for stocking the board with Faeries, and Faerie Trickery fits the tribal shell while protecting that board from the spells most likely to clear it.
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Alela, Artful Provocateur generates Faerie tokens off artifacts and enchantments, and Faerie Trickery slots in as a counterspell that doubles as tribal support, keeping the artifact-and-enchantment engine alive when opponents try to disrupt it.
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 Trickery is a niche include — the Faerie tribal restriction means it belongs in dedicated Faerie builds and almost nowhere else, but within that context the exile clause is a genuine upgrade over generic three-mana counters. In Pauper it competes in a format that prizes efficient interaction, and its exile effect gives it a real edge against graveyard-reliant strategies. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient countermagic, so Faerie Trickery doesn't see play there outside of tribal curiosity. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander logic: right deck, real card; wrong deck, dead card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.43 cheap tier
At $1.43, Faerie Trickery sits at the low end of the market for a tribal-specific counterspell with an exile clause — you're paying a fair rate for what it does. Demand is narrow enough to keep the price stable, so there's no urgency to buy in bulk, but it won't get cheaper.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.