Raffine's Informant
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #20063
Raffine's Informant is a one-mana 2/1 that loots on attack — cheap pressure that filters your hand every time it connects. The rate is real, but it only matters in builds that want to discard or need consistent connive triggers.
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 |
In Commander, Raffine's Informant earns a slot specifically in Raffine, Scheming Seer decks, where attacking triggers connive and the Informant's own loot on attack stacks extra filtering on top. Outside of that shell, a 2/1 loot-on-attack is too fragile to matter at a four-player table. In Pauper, the aggressive one-drop stats and built-in card selection make it a legitimate consideration for tempo-oriented blue-white lists. Modern and Pioneer have too many stronger options at this slot for Raffine's Informant to see competitive play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Raffine's Informant is deep bulk — you're picking it up for pennies out of a common box. Bulk commons at this price point don't appreciate; buy it for the effect, not the foil.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.