Ink-Treader Nephilim
Creature — Nephilim
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, if that spell targets only this creature, copy the spell for each other creature that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $1.50
- EDHREC rank
- #20782
Ink-Treader Nephilim copies every instant and sorcery that targets a creature — every creature, not just yours — so a single Act of Treason at a full table can become four simultaneous control-magic effects. The cost is real: it needs four colors, a wide board, and opponents willing to aim spells at creatures, which makes it glass-cannon fragile.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ink-Treader Nephilim lives almost entirely in Commander, where the four-player table means more creatures, more targeted spells, and more chaotic copy triggers per spell. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competitively irrelevant — four colors and four mana for a creature with no immediate impact is disqualifying in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth noting, where it slots as a spell target payoff in a four-color shell if your meta is creature-spell-heavy enough to make the copy trigger fire consistently.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ink-Treader NephilimAct of TreasonCloudshiftNatural Affinity
Gain control of all creatures and lands; Mass Land Denial
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$1.50 cheap tier
At $1.50, Ink-Treader Nephilim sits in the cheap tier — low enough to experiment with freely. Casual demand keeps a floor under the price, but nothing about its competitive profile pushes it higher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.