Featherbrained Filcher
Creature — Bird Mutant
Flying
When this creature leaves the battlefield, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #22998
Featherbrained Filcher replaces itself when it enters and again when it attacks, stacking card advantage on a body that pressures opponents. Two triggers for one card is the deal, and it's a clean one.
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 |
In Commander, Featherbrained Filcher fits any blue shell that wants incremental card advantage without spending a whole card on a draw spell — it pulls its own weight from the moment it lands. Evasion matters here: an unblocked attack is a free draw, and over a long game those stack up. In constructed formats like Standard, Modern, and Pioneer, it competes against more efficient threats, so it needs a deck that specifically rewards enter-the-battlefield triggers or repeated attackers to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have the bar set too high for a three-mana 2/2 to see serious play. Featherbrained Filcher is a Commander card first.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Featherbrained Filcher is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a common box. Bulk rares with consistent value in casual Commander tend to stabilize rather than crater further, so there's no reason to hesitate on a copy.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.