Reaver Drone
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Devoid (This card has no color.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life unless you control another colorless creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #27359
Reaver Drone is a 2/1 for one mana — efficient on paper — but it drains you for 2 at the start of each of your turns unless you control another colorless creature. That upkeep tax makes it a liability in any deck that can't reliably keep a colorless permanent on board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Reaver Drone sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Legacy and Vintage, a 2/1 for one that requires upkeep support is nowhere near the power level demanded. In Modern and Pioneer, aggressive one-drops compete with creatures that either have more upside or no drawback at all. Commander is where Reaver Drone finds its only real home — specifically in Eldrazi-tribal builds where a steady stream of colorless creatures makes the upkeep clause irrelevant and the aggressive stat line lines up with the theme.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Reaver Drone is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a draft chaff pile rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a dedicated Eldrazi Commander build pushes it into broader circulation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.