Merrow Grimeblotter
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
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: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. ( is the untap symbol.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #29912
Merrow Grimeblotter enters with a -1/-1 counter to distribute to any target creature, and it carries the Wizards subtype plus a tap ability that moves any counter from one creature to another — repeatable manipulation on a 2/2 body for four mana. The cost is the real ceiling: four mana for what is ultimately incremental counter-shuffling puts Merrow Grimeblotter in direct competition with faster, cheaper options, and it rarely wins that fight outside dedicated -1/-1 or Wizard synergy shells.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Merrow Grimeblotter earns a seat in -1/-1 counter decks — think Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper shells — where redistributing counters generates repeated triggers and the Wizard type can matter for tribal payoffs. Outside those homes it's too slow and too narrow to justify the slot. In Legacy and Vintage it is technically legal but competes against the most powerful card pools in the game; Merrow Grimeblotter will never see serious play there. Modern is similarly hostile — four mana for a 2/2 with a tap ability doesn't survive contact with the format's efficiency bar.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Myr WelderBiotransferenceEmpowered AutogeneratorMerrow Grimeblotter
Infinite charge counters on a permanent; Infinite colored mana
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Myr WelderEncroaching MycosynthEmpowered AutogeneratorMerrow Grimeblotter
Infinite charge counters on a permanent; Infinite colored mana
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Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Merrow Grimeblotter is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without thinking twice. That price is unlikely to move unless a new commander makes -1/-1 counter manipulation dramatically more relevant, so grab it cheap if the synergy fits and don't expect any upside.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.