Master Decoy
Creature — Human Soldier
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: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #23007
Master Decoy is a repeatable tap effect on a 1/1 body — the ability costs one white mana and a tap, which is a real investment for what amounts to a glorified Blind Obedience trigger. It sees play almost exclusively in dedicated tap-synergy Commander builds, and outside that narrow context it's outclassed by nearly every other white creature with a tap ability.
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 |
Master Decoy is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees any real consideration is Commander, and even there the bar is high. In Pauper it competes with a dense field of efficient white commons and doesn't make the cut in any established archetype. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 that taps one creature per activation — the rate is laughable at those power levels. In Commander, Master Decoy earns its slot only in dedicated untap or tap-synergy shells where it can fire multiple times per round, but most of those decks have better options at the same mana cost.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Master Decoy isn't currently available in this context, but it's a low-demand common that typically sits well under a dollar in paper. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current listings — it's the kind of card you find in bulk bins rather than singles orders.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.