Filigree Crawler
Artifact Creature — Insect
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22894
Filigree Crawler is a two-mana 1/1 artifact creature that replaces itself when it dies — the floor is low, but the artifact type and death trigger make it a quiet workhorse in sacrifice and artifact-count shells. It won't win a game on its own, but it does exactly what those decks need a cheap body to do.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Filigree Crawler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only meaningfully shows up in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, it slots into artifact sacrifice decks that want cheap, recursive fodder — the card draw on death keeps you from losing tempo when your sacrifice outlet eats it. In Pauper, the combination of common rarity, artifact type, and a built-in cantrip effect makes it a viable role-player in Affinity or Deadly Dispute shells. Everywhere else, the rate is simply too low to compete with the card pool.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Filigree Crawler is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy individually. The price reflects its narrow role: it holds no crossover appeal outside dedicated artifact or sacrifice decks, so don't expect demand to move it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.