Metropolis Sprite
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flying
: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25496
Metropolis Sprite is a one-mana blue 1/1 flyer with a tap ability that lets you pay one and tap it to give a target creature flying until end of turn — the kind of role-player that fills a slot rather than wins a game. Narrow evasion-granting on a fragile body is rarely worth a deck slot unless you're specifically building around tap synergies or faeries.
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, Metropolis Sprite is too low-impact to justify inclusion in most 100-card builds — granting temporary flying to one creature for a mana and a tap doesn't move the needle when you need effects that scale to four opponents. Pauper is where Metropolis Sprite has the most realistic home, slotting into faerie tribal or tempo lists that can actually exploit a one-mana evasive body with some utility upside. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it's outclassed by faeries with higher ceilings and doesn't see meaningful competitive play.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Metropolis Sprite isn't currently available, but as a common with narrow applications it almost certainly sits at bulk — under $0.25 at most retailers. Pick it up freely if a specific faerie or tap-matters build calls for it; don't go out of your way.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.