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Questing Phelddagrif

Creature — Phelddagrif

{G}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token.
{W}: This creature gains protection from black and from red until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life.
{U}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent may draw a card.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{1}{G}{W}{U}
Color identity
GUW
Rarity
rare
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
$0.94
EDHREC rank
#16402
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Questing Phelddagrif card art
Questing Phelddagrif puts a 4/4 flying trample body on the board that hands opponents resources — life, tokens, cards — turning political goodwill into a win condition when paired with Intruder Alarm loops or token-doubling effects. The original Phelddagrif does similar work for cheaper, but the Questing version closes games rather than just extending them.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Phelddagrif

Phelddagrif

63.8% of decks · synergy 0.63

Phelddagrif decks run Questing Phelddagrif as the natural upgrade — both commanders share the same gift-giving engine, and stacking their activated abilities lets you flood the board with 1/1 hippo tokens for opponents while Intruder Alarm untaps everything and turns generosity into an infinite loop.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Questing Phelddagrif is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer political engine it enables is irrelevant in one-on-one formats, and its four-mana cost makes it too slow for Legacy or Vintage outside of novelty builds. In Commander it occupies a specific niche: group hug and hippo tribal strategies where handing out resources is the point, not a drawback. Oathbreaker is legal but similarly niche.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

1,298 decks
Questing PhelddagrifIntruder Alarm

Questing PhelddagrifIntruder Alarm

Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite creature tokens for any number of opponents; Infinite ETB for any number of opponents

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910 decks
Questing PhelddagrifSuture PriestIntruder Alarm

Questing PhelddagrifSuture PriestIntruder Alarm

Infinite creature tokens for opponents; Infinite ETB for opponents; Infinite lifeloss; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite creature tokens for any number of opponents; Infinite ETB for any number of opponents

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Price Context

Current price

$0.94 bulk tier

At $0.94, Questing Phelddagrif sits in bulk territory despite being the centerpiece of its own archetype — a fine pickup at this price for any group hug or Phelddagrif tribal build. Demand is narrow enough that it's unlikely to spike, so there's no urgency beyond needing the card.

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