Frostwind Invoker
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Flying
: Creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28018
Frostwind Invoker turns any creature into a flying blocker or evasion threat for eight mana — a ceiling that's simply too expensive to be reliable. Outside of untap-heavy or cost-reduction shells, the activation cost makes this a bulk-rare that rarely justifies a slot.
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 |
Frostwind Invoker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Pauper it's the most plausible home — common-legal evasion-granting effects are narrow, and cost-reduction creatures like Biomancer's Familiar exist in the format — but eight mana is still a steep ask on a 2/3 body. In Commander, the only realistic shell is a dedicated untap or cost-reduction build where the activation drops to two or three mana, at which point Frostwind Invoker becomes a repeatable evasion engine worth considering.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Frostwind Invoker is deep bulk — a price that accurately reflects its fringe demand. It won't appreciably rise without a new commander or mechanic that makes eight-mana activations trivial, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.