Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
Creature — Human Rogue
Menace
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you get 
(an energy counter).
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay . If you do, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aether Revolt Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16908
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner is a two-mana menace creature that converts energy into card draw — put it on the table early and it starts replacing itself every turn you can pay the energy tax. The catch is that energy has to come from somewhere, so it's a payoff card, not a self-sufficient engine.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Glint-Sleeve Siphoner fits cleanly into energy-matters decks where Atraxa, Praetors' Voice or Meren-adjacent black-green builds generate surplus counters — it turns idle energy into cards, which is exactly what those shells want. Outside of a dedicated energy shell it's underwhelming; a 2/1 menace for two that draws one card per turn is fine but not competitive with the format's stronger two-drop draw options. In Pioneer and Modern it saw legitimate sideboard and main-deck play during energy's competitive window, particularly in black-green midrange lists that paired it with Attune with Aether and Aether Hub. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the rate doesn't come close to clearing the bar in those formats.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. Glint-Sleeve Siphoner is a bulk-rare in most contexts — if you need it for an energy Commander build, you're almost certainly picking it up for under a dollar.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.