Merchant of Many Hats
Creature — Human Peasant Ally
: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #19953
Merchant of Many Hats is a bulk rare that does nothing independently — its entire value is contingent on having other Roles already in play or a commander that generates them. Unless your deck is built around the Role enchantment subtype, this is a seat that wants a more self-sufficient card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Merchant of Many Hats is a fringe inclusion limited to decks that deliberately generate Royal Role, Monster Role, or other enchantment-subtype Roles as a resource — think Wilds of Eldraine-flavored enchantress builds or commanders that care about auras entering the battlefield. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it lacks the raw power and consistency to compete; Role synergies exist but are not a tier-one engine. Pauper is where Merchant of Many Hats is simply not legal at the rare slot, and in Legacy and Vintage the card doesn't register at all. Standard is the one context where it sees occasional play during formats where Role-generating cards are plentiful enough to turn on its effect with regularity.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Merchant of Many Hats is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and sleeve wear, not card power. Don't expect the price to move; Role-matters builds have never been a dominant archetype, and casual demand alone won't pull a narrow rare out of the bulk bin.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.