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Mothdust Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Tap an untapped creature you control: This creature gains flying until end of turn.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Modern Masters
Price
$2.03
EDHREC rank
#4080
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Mothdust Changeling card art
Mothdust Changeling is a one-mana flier that counts as every creature type simultaneously, which makes it one of the cleanest enablers in the game for commanders that care about specific tribes. Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow wants it as a cheap unblockable Ninja; Unctus, Grand Metatect wants it as an instant-speed blue creature that taps to fuel looting.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Francisco, Fowl MarauderMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

52.2% of decks · synergy 0.47

Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator cares about Birds and Pirates dealing combat damage, and Mothdust Changeling qualifies as both simultaneously while coming down on turn one.

03
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

29.5% of decks · synergy 0.24

Etrata, Deadly Fugitive wants evasive creatures that can slip through combat uncontested, and Mothdust Changeling's native flying plus its Rogue typing makes it a natural fit in that shell.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Mothdust Changeling's home is Commander, where tribal synergies run deep and a one-mana creature that satisfies every type simultaneously is genuinely hard to replicate. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally shows up in Faerie or changeling-adjacent builds, though the format's clock is fast enough that a 1/1 flier with no enters-the-battlefield effect struggles to pull weight. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — Mothdust Changeling doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand. Outside Commander, treat it as a casual or tribal-specific piece.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$2.03 cheap tier

At $2.03, Mothdust Changeling sits in the cheap tier but punches above that price in the decks that actually want it. Demand is narrow — it's a Yuriko staple and little else — so the price is stable rather than likely to move in either direction.

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