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Fiend Hunter

Creature — Human Cleric

When this creature enters, you may exile another target creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Commander 2013
Price
$0.12
EDHREC rank
#3708
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Fiend Hunter card art
Fiend Hunter enters the battlefield and immediately exiles a creature an opponent controls — removal stapled to a body for three mana is already worth the slot. The cost is that the creature comes back if Fiend Hunter leaves, but in white's blink and sacrifice engines, that rider flips from downside to feature; Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage decks in particular treat the return trigger as something to exploit rather than fear.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardCandlekeep Sage

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage

37.5% of decks · synergy 0.36

Fiend Hunter is a core piece in Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage decks because flickering Fiend Hunter mid-stack lets you exile a creature permanently — a well-documented blink loop that doubles as hard removal.

02
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

36.9% of decks · synergy 0.35

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden triggers off humans entering the battlefield, and Fiend Hunter is a human that also clears a blocker, making it pull double duty as both a threat-answer and an Éowyn trigger on the same three mana.

03
Preston, the Vanisher

Preston, the Vanisher

36.5% of decks · synergy 0.33

Preston, the Vanisher creates an Illusion token whenever a non-token creature phases out or blinks, so Fiend Hunter's enter-the-battlefield trigger feeds Preston's token engine while simultaneously handling a problem creature.

05
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

33.3% of decks · synergy 0.31

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant returns Fiend Hunter from the graveyard whenever another Cleric dies — Fiend Hunter is a Cleric, so the chain sustains itself and keeps the exile trigger firing throughout the mid-game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Fiend Hunter does its best work: the singleton format means you only need one copy, blink synergies are everywhere in white, and the permanent-exile loop with a sacrifice outlet is a genuine combo line in the right shell. In Legacy and Vintage, Fiend Hunter is legal but rarely sees play — three mana for conditional removal is too slow against the format's kill conditions, and the creature-returning downside is a real liability when opponents have free interaction. Modern is the same story: Fiend Hunter is legal but outclassed by cheaper, cleaner removal options that don't hand the card back. Oathbreaker gives it a reasonable home for the same reasons Commander does — white blink support and a lower power ceiling that rewards value creatures.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.12 bulk tier

At $0.12, Fiend Hunter is deep bulk — you'll find it in any dollar box or thrown into trade binders without a second thought. That price has nowhere to go given the card's reprint history and the volume of copies in circulation, so buy it for the effect, not the foil.

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