Nectar Faerie
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Flying
, 
: Target Faerie or Elf gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.42
- EDHREC rank
- #19545
Nectar Faerie is a faerie that taps to give a target faerie or wizard lifelink or deathtouch until end of turn — repeatable, free to activate, and relevant every combat. Two mana for a 1/1 flier is the entire cost, and in the right tribe that rate is perfectly acceptable.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Nectar Faerie earns its slot, specifically in faerie or wizard tribal decks where the activated ability fires multiple times per turn cycle. Bitterblossom tokens, Clique-style fliers, and wizard beaters all become meaningful combat threats or blocks the moment you can slap deathtouch on them for free. Outside Commander, Nectar Faerie is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern but sees no real play — the formats are too fast and the body too small to matter. It's a tribal support piece through and through, and tribal support pieces live or die in the 100-card format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.42 bulk tier
At $0.42, Nectar Faerie sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying a premium for anything here. Bulk faerie tribal pieces rarely climb unless a new commander breaks the archetype wide open, so don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.