Foot Elite
Creature — Human Ninja
Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #18830
Foot Elite enters with a relevant body and leaves a mark on the board before you've spent significant resources. It's a clean inclusion in any shell helmed by Splinter, Radical Rat, where its interaction with the theft-and-sacrifice engine justifies the slot without debate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
Splinter, Radical Rat wants creatures that do work the moment they arrive, and Foot Elite fits that axis directly — it feeds the loop of stealing, using, and discarding permanents that defines the Splinter gameplan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Foot Elite is legal across every major format, but Commander is where it actually earns a slot. In 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Standard — it competes against a much denser field of role-players and rarely clears the bar. Pauper is worth a look if a dedicated archetype can use its specific text, but Commander's singleton structure and lower redundancy threshold are where bulk commons like this find their best home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Foot Elite is deep bulk — no financial consideration enters the decision to run it or cut it. Bulk commons at this price point don't hold or gain value, so buy the copy you need and don't think about it twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Splinter, Radical Rat
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.