Frog Butler
Creature — Frog Spirit
Deathtouch
: Add one mana of any color.
: This creature gains reach until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #11259
Frog Butler drops a 1/1 Frog token with deathtouch on entry — immediate board presence that trades up against anything. The rate is real: one mana, a body, and an insurance policy stapled together.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore cares about Frogs, and Frog Butler delivers a free one on entry — every token that croaks fills your graveyard exile row and fuels Grolnok's cascade of free spells.
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort rewards cheap creatures that do something on arrival, and Frog Butler checks both boxes — the enters-the-battlefield token means you're getting two triggers for the price of one spell.
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer turns every deathtouch creature into a poison clock, and Frog Butler's free 1/1 deathtouch token is exactly the kind of disposable attacker that threatens a poison counter without committing your commander to combat.
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 |
Commander is where Frog Butler earns its slot, specifically in Frog tribal or token-value builds where the enters-the-battlefield token is a free resource rather than a bonus. In competitive 1v1 formats like Pioneer or Modern, a 1/1 deathtouch token stapled to a two-power body for one mana is passable but not pushing any archetype forward — it's a fine Limited card that doesn't translate to a constructed role outside narrow tribal shells. Pauper is the one 60-card format worth a second look if a Frog or deathtouch synergy deck ever coheres at common, but that doesn't exist yet. Legacy and Vintage simply have better things to do at one mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Frog Butler is bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here, and that price is unlikely to climb without a pushed Frog tribal commander landing in a future set. Pick up copies freely; there's no financial case against running it in the decks that want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Clement, the Worrywort
- Fynn, the Fangbearer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.