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Knacksaw Clique

Creature — Faerie Rogue

Flying
{1}{U}, {Q}: Target opponent exiles the top card of their library. Until end of turn, you may play that card. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Shadowmoor
Price
$2.46
EDHREC rank
#17147
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Knacksaw Clique card art
Knacksaw Clique lets you exile cards off the top of opponents' libraries and cast them — repeatable, on-demand theft that compounds every turn you untap it. The cost is real: four mana for a 1/3 with an activated ability that requires tapping and paying one blue, making it slow enough that Tazri, Stalwart Survivor and Mairsil, the Pretender are doing most of the heavy lifting to make it worth slotting.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Mairsil, the Pretender

Mairsil, the Pretender

11.0% of decks · synergy 0.11

Mairsil, the Pretender cages Knacksaw Clique to copy its exile-and-cast ability, then uses flicker or untap effects to fire it multiple times per turn — turning a single activation into an engine that strips and plays the entire table's top cards.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Knacksaw Clique is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive presence outside Commander is effectively zero — a four-mana 1/3 with a tap ability doesn't survive the tempo demands of Legacy or Modern. In Commander, it occupies a specific niche: theft-based control and activated-ability combo decks that can repeatedly untap it, particularly under commanders like Mairsil, the Pretender. Casual tables where it gets multiple activations unchecked will feel its impact quickly; faster or more interaction-heavy pods will answer it before it snowballs.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$2.46 cheap tier

At $2.46, Knacksaw Clique sits in budget territory for a card with real combo pedigree. It's a niche pickup that holds its price floor on Mairsil demand alone, so don't expect it to spike but don't expect it to get cheaper either.

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