Nulldrifter
Creature — Eldrazi Elemental
When you cast this spell, draw two cards.
Flying
Annihilator 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.)
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2356
Nulldrifter lands as a 4/4 flying body that draws two cards and gives everything you control flying until end of turn — for eight mana, that's a lot of value stapled to a single threat. The evoke cost lets you cash it in for two cards and the flying anthem immediately, which is where Ulalek, Fused Atrocity turns a simple cantrip creature into a full combo piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Nulldrifter's evoke trigger copies when Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is on the battlefield, so a single evoked Nulldrifter cascades into a chain of Eldrazi cast triggers — the reason it shows up in over half of all Ulalek lists.
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Nulldrifter is a Dinosaur, and Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists care about casting creatures with power 5 or greater; an evoked Nulldrifter entering and dying still feeds that payoff while replacing itself with two cards.
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
A CMC of 8 means Nulldrifter gets cascaded into by Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty's trigger, and its own cascade ability chains further down the curve, making it a free value engine in any Imoti list.
Animar, Soul of Elements
Animar, Soul of Elements discounts colorless creatures aggressively, and Nulldrifter's eight generic mana cost means a moderately stacked Animar can cast it for almost nothing — a 4/4 flier that draws two for one or two mana is hard to pass up.
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
Gogo, Master of Mimicry copies creatures, and Nulldrifter's enter-the-battlefield draw trigger means each copy immediately replaces itself — stacking those triggers turns Nulldrifter into a repeatable draw engine.
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 by far the primary home for Nulldrifter — eight mana is too slow for most competitive formats, but the singleton environment and longer games give it room to breathe, and evoke keeps it from being a dead card in hand when you can't afford the full cost. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees essentially no play; neither format has the patience for a vanilla 4/4 at eight mana when cheaper draw spells dominate. Modern is the same story — the evoke line draws two cards at a steep mana cost, which doesn't compete with the format's efficiency baseline. Oathbreaker is legal and mirrors the Commander dynamic, where its value is entirely dependent on an Eldrazi or cascade commander amplifying the cast trigger.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Nulldrifter isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the most accurate number before buying. Given its narrow Commander niche and low competitive demand, it tends to sit in budget-friendly territory — but verify before assuming.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.