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Nephalia Smuggler

Creature — Human Rogue

{3}{U}, {T}: Exile another target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Avacyn Restored
Price
$0.14
EDHREC rank
#12689
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Nephalia Smuggler card art
Nephalia Smuggler turns any enter-the-battlefield trigger into a repeatable resource engine for a single blue mana per activation — the cost is low, but the ceiling is entirely dependent on what you're blinking. Pair it with Freed from the Real for infinite activations, or slot it into Vannifar, Evolved Enigma to reset her tap ability every turn and chain through your creature toolbox.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Vannifar, Evolved Enigma

Vannifar, Evolved Enigma

17.0% of decks · synergy 0.17

Vannifar, Evolved Enigma taps to pod up your creature chain, and Nephalia Smuggler resets that tap for one blue mana — turning a once-per-turn tutor into an every-creature-you-own tutor within the same turn cycle.

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 not legal
oathbreaker legal

Nephalia Smuggler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card in practice. In Legacy and Vintage the effect is too slow and too narrow — there are faster, more broken ways to abuse ETB triggers without paying one mana per blink. Modern has enough flicker infrastructure that a 1/1 for three with an activated ability rarely makes the cut over instant-speed alternatives. Commander is where Nephalia Smuggler earns its slot, specifically in tap-to-activate commanders like Vannifar, Evolved Enigma or any shell that generates value off repeated ETB effects.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.14 bulk tier

At $0.14, Nephalia Smuggler is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the deck wants it. Bulk rares with narrow combo applications don't tend to spike unless a marquee commander breaks out and drives demand, so the price is stable for now.

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