Merfolk Windrobber
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Activate only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #9052
Merfolk Windrobber puts a flying body on board that mills an opponent whenever it connects — and in a deck built around Anowon, the Ruin Thief, that mill trigger snowballs into free card draw on every combat. Out of the Tombs gives the Windrobber a second life, but the card earns its slot on evasion and mill density alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Anowon, the Ruin Thief draws a card for each opponent who mills a creature, so Merfolk Windrobber's evasion and mill-on-damage trigger make it a near-automatic include — 75% of Anowon decks run it for exactly that reason.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards any unblocked attacker with a card, and Merfolk Windrobber's flying makes it reliably unblockable in the early game, generating double value from a single swing.
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Vnwxt, Verbose Host cares about artifacts entering play and token generation, and Merfolk Windrobber's Rogue typing plus flying body slots neatly into the tribal and evasive-attacker package the deck wants.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Merfolk Windrobber is a role-player, not a generalist — it belongs in mill-and-Rogue builds and has almost no relevance outside them. In Modern and Pioneer, it's a fringe piece in Dimir mill or Rogue tribal strategies, where the combination of a one-mana flier and incremental mill can matter in tempo matchups, though it rarely sees competitive play. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more powerful options, so Merfolk Windrobber doesn't register there. The card is cleanest in Commander, where Anowon, the Ruin Thief turns each of its connect triggers into a tangible resource advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Out of the TombsLevelerMerfolk Windrobber
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Merfolk Windrobber is bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless they land in a dominant competitive archetype, and this one's ceiling is Rogue tribal Commander, so treat it as a cheap role-player and move on.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.