Nezumi Informant
Creature — Rat Rogue
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #4427
Nezumi Informant makes an opponent discard at instant speed for two mana — that's the whole pitch, and in discard-matters shells it's enough. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar turns every activation into a draw trigger, which is where this rat stops being a situational answer and starts being an engine piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar draws a card whenever an opponent discards, so Nezumi Informant becomes a repeatable, instant-speed draw engine stapled to hand disruption — tap, make them discard, draw, repeat.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal cares about opponents having empty hands, and Nezumi Informant provides a reliable, reusable way to strip the last card and flip that payoff on demand.
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief drains life whenever an opponent discards on your turn, and Nezumi Informant's instant-speed activation lets you time that trigger precisely — including during combat to drain before damage resolves.
Tergrid, God of Fright
Tergrid, God of Fright steals permanents opponents sacrifice or discard, and while Nezumi Informant only hits nonland cards, every activation is a free steal attempt on whatever's left in hand.
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Tinybones, the Pickpocket wants opponents hellbent so it can connect and cast their spells for free, and Nezumi Informant is one of the cheapest, most repeatable ways to empty a hand before you swing.
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 |
Nezumi Informant is a Commander card — full stop. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a two-mana creature that forces one discard once per turn cycle at sorcery-equivalent rate loses badly to Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek, which cost one mana and hit immediately. Pauper is the only non-Commander format where it's worth a second glance, and even there the competition from efficient discard spells makes the creature version redundant. In Commander, the calculus flips: discard-matters commanders convert every Nezumi Informant activation into a payoff, and the instant-speed timing at the cost of tapping — rather than spending a card — means it generates value without depleting your hand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Nezumi Informant is firmly bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. It holds that price tier because demand is concentrated in a narrow slice of discard commanders rather than spread across the format, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Tergrid, God of Fright
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.