Highspire Mantis
Creature — Insect
Flying, trample
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28249
Highspire Mantis is a 3/3 flying, trample, haste for four mana — a fine rate on paper, but four mana for a vanilla-ish creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no built-in protection is a tough sell in any powered environment. It attacks once and dies to a Shock; there are better ways to spend four mana.
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 |
Highspire Mantis sees essentially no competitive play across any format where it's legal. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, four mana for a 3/3 with keyword soup but no card advantage or disruption is simply outclassed by nearly everything at the same cost. Commander is the most forgiving home — flying and haste are relevant, and casual creature-beat strategies can find slots — but even there, Highspire Mantis competes against a deep pool of four-drops that do far more work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Highspire Mantis is deep bulk, and that price reflects its demand accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a draft common that fills a binder slot, not a staple waiting to be discovered.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.