Flowerfoot Swordmaster
Creature — Mouse Soldier
Offspring 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, Mice you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #11561
Flowerfoot Swordmaster enters with a +1/+1 counter and hands one to every other creature you control that already has a counter on it — that's a board-wide pump stapled to a body, not a one-shot trick. In Mabel, Heir to Cragflame decks, where counters are the engine, this effect is live the moment it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame generates Equipment-fueled counters constantly, so Flowerfoot Swordmaster enters a board full of primed targets and immediately scales every creature on it — 85% of Mabel decks run it for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Flowerfoot Swordmaster is legal across Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander, but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a three-mana 2/2 whose ceiling is board-wide counter distribution — faster strategies invalidate it before it matters. Commander is where it actually lives: go-wide counter strategies can turn a single trigger into five or six simultaneous pumps, and the effect compounds each time you replay it with blink or recursion. Outside of dedicated +1/+1 counter builds, it doesn't make the cut even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Flowerfoot Swordmaster sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate — high-volume printings and narrow appeal keep it there. Don't expect movement unless a future set pushes aggressive counter-matters support into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.