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Moonfolk Puzzlemaker

Artifact Creature — Moonfolk Wizard

Flying
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, scry 1.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Price
$0.18
EDHREC rank
#16567
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Moonfolk Puzzlemaker card art
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker puts a token on the board every time an opponent draws beyond their first card each turn, which in multiplayer Commander means you're generating blockers off your opponents' normal draw steps and cantrips without spending a single extra mana. The cost is a three-mana 1/3 with no immediate impact — it does nothing the turn it enters, and it's irrelevant in any game where opponents aren't drawing extra cards. Run it alongside Nadir Kraken if you want a redundant token-generator in that lane; otherwise it's a fine role-player, not a staple.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Moonfolk Puzzlemaker is a Commander card through and through — multiplayer tables mean three opponents drawing cards every turn, which turns its triggered ability into a reliable token engine without any setup. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, or Pauper it's nearly unplayable: one opponent drawing one card per turn produces one token per turn at best, which a three-mana 1/3 can't justify. Vintage and Oathbreaker share Commander's multiplayer appeal in theory, but the raw power bar is too high in Vintage to slot a passive token-maker, and Oathbreaker games are typically faster and smaller-scale. Stick to Commander pods where the opponent headcount does the work for you.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.18 bulk tier

At $0.18, Moonfolk Puzzlemaker is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Demand is narrow enough that this price is stable rather than ascending; it fills a specific slot in token-and-draw-matters builds but won't spike without a powerful new commander that makes it mandatory.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.