Latchkey Faerie
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying
Prowl 
(You may cast this for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Faerie or Rogue.)
When this creature enters, if its prowl cost was paid, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising Commander
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #17384
Latchkey Faerie lands as a 3/1 flier that replaces itself — the prowl cost drops it to two mana whenever a Rogue has already hit your opponent that turn, making the card draw nearly automatic in the right shell. Anowon, the Ruin Thief turns every Rogue attack into a mill trigger, so the prowl condition is met constantly, and Latchkey Faerie becomes a two-mana 3/1 flier with draw stapled on.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Anowon, the Ruin Thief leads a Rogue tribal deck where hitting opponents is the central game plan, which means Latchkey Faerie's prowl cost is online almost every combat — you're getting a cheap evasive body that replaces itself while feeding Anowon's mill-and-draw engine.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Latchkey Faerie sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — the rate isn't there when you're not in a dedicated Rogue shell, and those formats have faster ways to draw cards and apply pressure. Pauper is the one constructed format worth mentioning: Faerie tribal and tempo-style blue decks can trigger prowl, and a two-mana 3/1 flier with draw is a legitimate threat at common. Commander is where Latchkey Faerie actually earns its slot, specifically inside Rogue tribal builds where the prowl condition is trivially met turn after turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Latchkey Faerie is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a collection or pick up as a throw-in. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully; it fills a narrow niche in Rogue tribal Commander and doesn't have broad enough demand to push it out of bulk range.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.