Mouse Trapper
Creature — Mouse Soldier
Flash
Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, tap target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #12115
Mouse Trapper taps down a creature at the start of each opponent's combat — repeated, free disruption stapled to a body that grows with Mabel, Heir to Cragflame. Three mana for that effect is an easy ask, and any deck that wants to tax attacks or stall blockers runs it without a second thought.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame cares about Mice, and Mouse Trapper is exactly the kind of persistent tap-down that lets Mabel's equipped creatures swing into open boards — 81% of Mabel decks include it, and that number reflects a real engine, not just tribal headcount.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mouse Trapper is legal across every major constructed format, but constructed isn't where it lives — three mana for a tap effect doesn't clear the bar in Modern or Pioneer, where that slot needs to win a game, not slow one down. Commander is the natural home: repeatable tap effects scale up against three opponents, and the Mouse creature type does real work in Mabel, Heir to Cragflame builds. Outside of dedicated tribal or tap-down synergy decks, it won't see play elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Mouse Trapper is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking about it. Bulk tribal staples rarely spike unless the tribe gets a breakout commander, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.