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Fain, the Broker

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
{T}, Remove a counter from a creature you control: Create a Treasure token.
{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
{3}{B}: Untap Fain.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
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Price
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EDHREC rank
#3038
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Fain, the Broker card art
Fain, the Broker turns counters into currency — sacrifice outlets, treasure tokens, and +1/+1 counters on demand from a single two-mana body that generates value every turn it untaps. The cost is that all three activated abilities require tapping, so Fain needs haste or a full untap step before he starts paying dividends; pair him with recursive threats like Puppeteer Clique and he becomes a grind engine, and Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh decks run him at over 54% inclusion for exactly that reason.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh

Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh

54.2% of decks · synergy 0.53

Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh trades heavily in counters and recurring threats from the graveyard, and Fain, the Broker slots in as a flexible hub that converts +1/+1 counters to treasures or fresh counters to sacrifice fodder — exactly what that engine demands.

02
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

53.8% of decks · synergy 0.50

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill rewards creatures dying with +1/+1 counters by spawning Inkling tokens, and Fain, the Broker feeds that loop directly — tap to put a counter on a creature, sacrifice it for treasure, and watch Felisa flood the board.

03
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

47.4% of decks · synergy 0.46

Olivia, Opulent Outlaw cares about Vampires and treasures, and Fain, the Broker's ability to convert a sacrificed creature into a Treasure makes him a consistent treasure producer that curves right into Olivia's reward structure.

04
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

45.3% of decks · synergy 0.44

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist mills opponents and recurs threats from graveyards, creating a steady stream of creatures ready for the sacrifice loop that Fain, the Broker enables — tap for a counter, sacrifice for value, repeat.

05
Juri, Master of the Revue

Juri, Master of the Revue

43.2% of decks · synergy 0.42

Juri, Master of the Revue grows on every sacrifice, and Fain, the Broker's built-in sacrifice outlet means Juri gets a trigger every turn Fain is active without needing a separate outlet in play.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Fain, the Broker lives — the slow, tap-based design is tailor-made for a format where you have multiple opponents to grind out and a full turn cycle to untap. In Legacy and Vintage, Fain is technically legal but competes against formats that end games on turn one or two; three activated abilities that require tapping a three-mana creature are never going to make that cut. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer pacing and could support a Fain-led engine, though the 20-life starting total compresses the window. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

182 decks
Fain, the BrokerNecrotic OozeDevoted Druid

Fain, the BrokerNecrotic OozeDevoted Druid

Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Fain, the Broker isn't available at time of writing, so check your preferred retailer or Scryfall for the current market rate. Given his role as a synergy piece rather than a format staple, he tends to stay accessible — worth picking up before a breakout combo deck pushes the price.

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