Merchant of the Vale // Haggle
Creature — Human Peasant // Instant — Adventure
, Discard a card: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #12649
Merchant of the Vale // Haggle is a looting effect stapled to a 2/3 body — the Haggle adventure costs one red mana to discard a card and draw a card before the creature half ever touches the battlefield. The fact that it's an adventure means commanders and engines that care about that card type get double the mileage from a single slot, which is exactly why Beluna Grandsquall runs it at a nearly 46% inclusion rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall triggers off every adventure cast, so Merchant of the Vale // Haggle is pulling double duty — the Haggle half fuels the Beluna engine while filtering your hand, and then the creature follows as a second trigger on the same card.
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 |
In Commander, Merchant of the Vale // Haggle earns its slot almost exclusively in adventure-matters builds — outside of that niche, a 3-mana 2/3 looting body is too slow to compete with dedicated draw spells. Pauper is where the card actually has real credentials: looting at common rarity is a meaningful resource, and the body is relevant enough in slower formats that the card sees genuine play. In Modern and Pioneer, it's outclassed by cheaper, more efficient discard-draw effects and rarely makes the cut outside of niche brews. Legacy and Vintage have no interest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Merchant of the Vale // Haggle is firmly bulk — no price pressure, easy to pick up in trade binders. Bulk adventure cards with niche Commander applications tend to stay flat, so this isn't a spec target; it's just a cheap include for the decks that actually want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Beluna Grandsquall
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.