Incursion Specialist
Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27116
Incursion Specialist turns your second spell each turn into a +2/+0 buff and an evasion toggle, making it a legitimate clock in decks that already want to cast multiple spells per turn. The payoff is real, but it's conditional — one spell per turn and this is a vanilla 2/3 for two 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 |
In Commander, Incursion Specialist belongs in spellslinger decks that consistently hit two spells per turn — it's a cheap attacker that punishes tables for ignoring a two-drop while bigger threats draw removal. In Modern and Pioneer it's outclassed by Monastery Swiftspear and Soul-Scar Mage, which don't require a second spell to be relevant and scale faster in a damage race. Legacy is the same story: the format's speed makes a conditional, non-haste beater a liability. Incursion Specialist's best home is Commander, where the game goes long enough to make the two-spell condition feel natural rather than restrictive.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Incursion Specialist is deep bulk — you're paying for a slot, not a card. It holds that price floor without moving; there's no scarcity or spike potential here, so pick it up freely and don't think twice about it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.