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Flitterwing Nuisance

Creature — Faerie Rogue

Flying
This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it.
{2}{U}, Remove a counter from this creature: Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker this turn, draw a card.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed
Price
$0.72
EDHREC rank
#10152
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Flitterwing Nuisance card art
Flitterwing Nuisance generates a stream of 1/1 flying Faerie tokens whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, turning every spell into a board presence multiplier. The cost of that engine is a two-mana 1/1 body — acceptable in Faerie tribal shells like Obyra, Dreaming Duelist, irrelevant in combo shells that use it alongside Mikaeus, the Unhallowed to loop undying triggers for infinite value.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist

Obyra, Dreaming Duelist

27.6% of decks · synergy 0.25

Obyra, Dreaming Duelist deals damage to opponents whenever a Faerie enters the battlefield, so every token Flitterwing Nuisance produces on the back of an instant or sorcery is a free ping — the two cards form a direct damage engine out of your spell chain.

02
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor

Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor

25.4% of decks · synergy 0.23

Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor draws a card whenever a Faerie you control dies, so Flitterwing Nuisance's expendable 1/1 tokens become a renewable card engine every time a board wipe or trade clears them out.

03
Edric, Spymaster of Trest

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

22.5% of decks · synergy 0.22

Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards connecting with opponents for card draw, and a swarm of flying Faerie tokens from Flitterwing Nuisance are exactly the evasive attackers that slip through and convert into cards each combat.

04
Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Vnwxt, Verbose Host

19.9% of decks · synergy 0.19

Vnwxt, Verbose Host cares about token production and wide boards, making Flitterwing Nuisance's per-spell token generation a reliable way to keep the battlefield stocked without spending extra cards.

05
Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Maralen, Fae Ascendant

21.9% of decks · synergy 0.18

Maralen, Fae Ascendant amplifies Faerie synergies across the board, and Flitterwing Nuisance feeds the tribe's headcount every time the deck does what it already wants to do — cast instants and sorceries.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Flitterwing Nuisance slots cleanly into Faerie tribal and spell-slinger builds, where the token generation is both incidental and cumulative across a long game. In Legacy and Vintage it faces a much higher bar — the two-mana 1/1 body is too slow for those formats' tempo demands, and dedicated Faerie shells there already have stronger options. Modern and Pioneer are friendlier environments where flash-heavy or prowess-adjacent decks could use the tokens as chump blockers or sacrifice fodder, but it hasn't broken into competitive lists in either format. Standard is where casual constructed players will find it most accessible, particularly in any blue-black shell with a high instant density.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.72 bulk tier

At $0.72, Flitterwing Nuisance sits in bulk-rare territory — cheap enough to pick up without thought for any Faerie or spell-slinger build. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications tend to stay at this price floor unless a new commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so treat it as a low-risk pickup rather than a spec.

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