Fickle Efreet
Creature — Efreet
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, flip a coin at end of combat. If you lose the flip, an opponent gains control of this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #21122
Fickle Efreet is a 3/3 flyer for four mana with a serious drawback: at the beginning of your upkeep, you flip a coin — lose the flip and an opponent gains control of it until they lose one. The ceiling is a recursive theft engine; the floor is handing a 3/3 evasion body to your worst enemy on the spot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fickle Efreet is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any of them. In Commander it occupies a narrow niche: chaos and coin-flip decks — think Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom or Okaun, Eye of Chaos — can weaponize the upkeep trigger rather than dread it, since those builds stack coin-flip payoffs and ways to manipulate results. In Legacy and Vintage the card simply isn't powerful enough to compete; four mana for a conditional 3/3 flyer doesn't clear the bar when the formats reward efficiency above everything else. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — playable only if the signature spell or commander cares about coin flips.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Fickle Efreet sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects accurate demand — this is a narrow casual card with no competitive footprint. It's unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction unless a high-profile coin-flip commander drives renewed interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.