Leaping Master
Creature — Human Monk
: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29879
Leaping Master is a 1/1 for one red that can pay two to give itself flying until end of turn — a marginal combat trick stapled to an underpowered body. There is no competitive shell that wants this over a card that simply has flying.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Leaping Master sees no meaningful play in any format. In Commander, a 1/1 with an activated evasion ability is too fragile and too mana-intensive to matter at a 100-card table. Pauper is its best theoretical home, but even there efficient one-drops with native evasion outclass it entirely. Everywhere else — Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage — Leaping Master competes against threats that end games, and it does not come close.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Leaping Master sits firmly in bulk territory, and there is no pressure pushing that price upward. Demand is low enough that copies are essentially free, which is the only context in which acquiring one makes sense.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.