Frost Trickster
Creature — Bird Wizard
Flying
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16979
Frost Trickster enters tapped and keeps one creature tapped on the way in — a 2/3 flash body that trades a tempo hit for a soft removal effect. The cost is real: four mana for a 2/3 is below the curve, and the tap trigger rarely swings a game on its own.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Frost Trickster is a pauper-playable tempo piece at best, and that's where it comes closest to earning a slot — blue commons at common density can string together enough taps and fliers to close games before the body size matters. In Commander, it's too slow and too small: four mana buys you a one-shot tap that doesn't answer a threat permanently, and a 2/3 flash body doesn't apply meaningful pressure at a table of four. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy already have Snapcaster Mage and Subtlety setting the bar for what a four-mana flash creature needs to do, and Frost Trickster doesn't get close.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Frost Trickster is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. That price is unlikely to move; there's no breakout shell waiting to push demand on a 2/3 flash tapper.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.