Flensermite
Creature — Phyrexian Gremlin
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #13003
Flensermite puts infect and lifelink on a one-mana body — two keywords that do real work in poison-counter strategies without asking much in return. In any deck built around Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon, it fills a role: cheap, evasion-adjacent infect source that keeps you alive while it pressures opponents.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon decks want every infect body they can field, and Flensermite's one-mana entry cost means it's never a dead draw — the lifelink also patches the life total damage Skithiryx strategies routinely take swinging into blockers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Flensermite is a role-player, not a headliner — it belongs in dedicated infect builds and does nothing outside them. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, since infect is a real archetype there and the lifelink provides meaningful stabilization against aggressive mirrors. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more threatening infect creatures, so Flensermite doesn't make the cut in those formats. Modern infect decks have moved past one-power bodies at this cost, preferring creatures that threaten lethal faster.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Flensermite is bulk — buy the full playset without thinking about it. Supply is high enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so treat it as a free inclusion if infect is part of your gameplan.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.