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Fylamarid

Creature — Squid Beast

Flying
This creature can't be blocked by blue creatures.
{U}: Target creature becomes blue until end of turn.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Tempest
Price
$0.18
EDHREC rank
#27297
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Fylamarid card art
Fylamarid gives a target creature -X/-0 until end of turn where X is the number of cards in your hand, which can neutralize a blocker or a threat for a single blue mana at instant speed. The catch is that the effect is temporary and hand-size-dependent, so it rewards spell-heavy decks that stay flush with cards — and it opens the door for Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker lines by clearing the way for a combat-step combo kill.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Fylamarid earns its slot, specifically in spell-slinging or hand-size-matters builds that can routinely hold five or more cards and need cheap interaction that doubles as an enabler. In Legacy and Vintage it is outclassed by efficient hard removal and counterspells that answer threats permanently rather than until end of turn. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case on a smaller scale — if your oathbreaker rewards instants or hand size, Fylamarid fits; otherwise it does not make the cut.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.18 bulk tier

At $0.18, Fylamarid is firmly bulk — a throw-in at almost no cost to the deck budget. Bulk rares in niche combo-enabler roles tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there is no urgency to pick up copies beyond what you need right now.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.