Merrow Levitator
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
Whenever you cast a blue spell, you may untap this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #24685
Merrow Levitator turns any creature you tap into a flying grant for a target creature until end of turn — repeatable, on-board evasion that scales with how many creatures you're already tapping. The cost is a 2/3 body for four mana with no impact until you have creatures to tap, making it dead weight in slow or creature-light starts.
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 |
Merrow Levitator is a Commander card — that's the only format where repeatable tap-trigger evasion on a creature body gets enough time and board state to matter. In pauper it's legal but competes poorly against more efficient common threats; the four-mana 2/3 doesn't pass rate in an aggressive format. Legacy and vintage are non-starters — the effect isn't remotely close to the power level those formats demand. Commander is where tap-synergy decks, particularly Merfolk tribal or Inspired/untap strategies, actually want what Merrow Levitator is selling.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Merrow Levitator is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a narrow enabler. It holds that price floor because demand is low and supply is high; don't expect movement unless a new commander pushes tap-synergy Merfolk into the spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.