Foul Imp
Creature — Imp
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28793
Foul Imp is a 2/2 flyer for two mana — the stats are fine — but the mandatory discard on entry is a real cost, not a flavor text afterthought. Unless you're actively building around discard synergies or looting effects, better two-drop flyers exist without the downside.
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, Foul Imp is a fringe inclusion at best — it only earns a slot in dedicated discard-matters builds like Tinybones, Trinket Thief or Waste Not shells where pitching a card is a feature, not a tax. Pauper is where it sees the most legitimate consideration, since the common-card pool thins out two-mana flyers and discard synergies are more concentrated. In Legacy and Vintage, Foul Imp is simply outclassed — those formats have access to threats that don't cost you a card to deploy. It's legal in Modern but sees no play there for the same reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Foul Imp is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is high; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.