Mulldrifter
Creature — Elemental
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #567
Mulldrifter draws two cards the turn it enters — and if you evoke it, you get that effect for three mana at instant speed before it dies on purpose. The cost is a 2/2 flying body that stops mattering the moment Deadeye Navigator or Ashling, the Limitless enters the picture, because that's when "enters the battlefield" stops being a one-time event.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashling, the Limitless
Ashling, the Limitless copies every creature spell cast, which means casting Mulldrifter once routinely draws four or more cards before either copy hits the battlefield. At a 90.9% inclusion rate across 20,100 decks, Mulldrifter is essentially a core piece of the Ashling package.
Roon of the Hidden Realm
Roon of the Hidden Realm blinks your own creatures at the end of each turn cycle, and Mulldrifter is one of the cleanest targets — a 2/2 flier that draws two cards every time Roon's ability resolves. The loop is straightforward and the card pays for itself within two blink triggers.
Y'shtola Rhul
Y'shtola Rhul rewards you for flickering and reanimating creatures, and Mulldrifter's enters-the-battlefield trigger means every loop iteration replaces itself in hand. It shows up in over 66% of Y'shtola lists for exactly that reason.
Yarok, the Desecrated
Yarok, the Desecrated doubles every enters-the-battlefield trigger, so Mulldrifter draws four cards the turn it enters rather than two — that's a three-mana cantrip that leaves a flying body behind. It's one of the most efficient pure-value plays in any Yarok shell.
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor converts dying non-token creatures into Golem tokens that preserve their power and toughness, so an evoked Mulldrifter can leave behind a 2/2 artifact creature even after triggering the draw. That interaction turns a sacrifice into a board presence, which is exactly the kind of efficiency Brenard decks are after.
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 |
Commander is where Mulldrifter earns its reputation — blink and flicker shells have been abusing its enters-the-battlefield trigger since the format's early days, and the evoke clause gives it a second life as a three-mana instant-speed draw-two when you just need cards. In Pauper, Mulldrifter is a genuine pillar of the format: it anchors blue control and tempo lists as one of the best commons ever printed, and the evoke mode makes it nearly impossible to strand in hand. Legacy and Vintage have the card legal but rarely want it — those formats demand more efficient draw and the 2/2 body doesn't offset the mana cost against faster competition. Oathbreaker follows the Commander pattern, where the right signature spell or commander makes Mulldrifter's trigger recursive enough to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
MulldrifterDeadeye NavigatorMind Over Matter
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB
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Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Mulldrifter sits in bulk territory despite being one of the most-played blue commons in Commander. The price reflects supply more than power — it's been reprinted widely enough that copies are everywhere, and that ceiling isn't going anywhere.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.