Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious
Creature — Rat Rogue // Legendary Creature — Rat Shaman
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: Target opponent discards a card. Then if that player has no cards in hand, flip this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $2.41
- EDHREC rank
- #15702
Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious is a recursive hand-tax engine: it strips an opponent's last card at instant speed, then flips into a permanent drain that punishes every empty-handed end step for the rest of the game. The investment is a two-mana 1/1 that dies to a stiff breeze before it flips, so the window between playing it and flipping it is the entire risk — Tinybones, Trinket Thief decks accept that window because the discard plan protects it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief turns the discard engine on from turn two, accelerating the strip-the-last-card threshold so Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious flips faster and Stabwhisker's end-step drain starts closing the game before opponents rebuild.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal generates a steady stream of forced discard through combat, feeding Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious the empty-hand condition it needs and making Stabwhisker's life drain a reliable secondary clock alongside Aclazotz's own pressure.
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 |
In Commander, Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious earns its slot specifically in dedicated discard shells — it's a finisher disguised as a two-drop, and once Stabwhisker is online in a multiplayer game, each end step drains from every opponent simultaneously. Legacy and Vintage are both legal but largely ignore it; Hymn to Tourach and Force of Will exist in those formats, and a fragile two-mana creature that needs setup time doesn't compete. Pioneer and Standard are off the table, and Pauper is likewise unavailable. Oathbreaker is legal and potentially interesting in a mono-black hand-attack shell, where the compressed game pace can get Stabwhisker flipped before the drain math stops mattering.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.41 cheap tier
At $2.41, Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious sits firmly in the cheap tier — accessible enough that there's no reason to cut it on budget. It's a niche card with a loyal audience in discard Commander builds, so the price is stable without any expectation of a spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.