Krovikan Sorcerer
Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
, Discard a nonblack card: Draw a card., Discard a black card: Draw two cards, then discard one of them.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #22657
Krovikan Sorcerer trades one card draw for tapping or untapping a creature whenever you discard a card — a narrow but real engine in decks built to discard repeatedly. The cost is steep context-dependence: without a dedicated discard outlet already on board, it does nothing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Krovikan Sorcerer belongs in a tight niche: Anje Falkenrath madness builds, Niv-Mizzet looting engines, or any discard-matters shell that can trigger it multiple times per turn cycle. Outside that niche it's a 1/1 that sits in play and watches. In Pauper it's legal but too conditional to compete with blue's efficient cantrips. Legacy and Vintage have the raw card quality to ignore a creature this fragile.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Krovikan Sorcerer is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a niche slot in a synergy deck that specifically needs this effect. Price stability is fine because demand will never spike; run it because the effect fits, not because it's cheap.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.