Nef-Crop Entangler
Creature — Human Warrior
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
You may exert this creature as it attacks. When you do, it gets +1/+2 until end of turn. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27253
Nef-Crop Entangler is a 2/1 for one red that can tap to give a target creature +2/+0 until end of turn — useful pump on a disposable body, but the activated ability costs one mana and exerts both creatures, meaning neither untaps next turn. The tempo loss makes this a narrow role-player rather than a reliable staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nef-Crop Entangler sees virtually no competitive play in formats like Modern or Pioneer, where a 2/1 for one with a conditional, self-taxing pump ability can't keep up with the density of threats available. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed by commons that provide comparable or better aggro value without the exert drawback. Commander is the format where it has any niche at all — specifically in aggressive creature-based decks that care about exert as a mechanic or want cheap red bodies to sacrifice or exploit, such as those led by Samut, Voice of Dissent or Hazoret the Fervent.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Nef-Crop Entangler isn't currently available, but as a common from a Standard-era set with minimal competitive demand, it almost certainly sits at bulk pricing — well under $0.25. Pick it up if a specific deck needs it, but don't expect any meaningful price movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.