Red Herring
Artifact Creature — Clue Fish
Haste
This creature attacks each combat if able.
, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #20715
Red Herring is a one-mana 1/1 fish that does nothing beyond occupying a slot — no enters-the-battlefield effect, no static ability, no payoff. It is not a playable Magic card in any serious context; it exists as a joke.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Red Herring is legal in every major format, which is a fact that tells you nothing useful about whether you should run it. In Commander, a 1/1 with no text competes against 99 slots that could hold interaction, ramp, or a win condition — it loses that competition immediately. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy demand precise threat and answer packages; a vanilla 1/1 for one doesn't make any list. The only honest reason Red Herring sees a deck is as a deliberate gag or a proxy for a card you haven't sleeved up yet.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Red Herring is deep bulk — the kind of price that reflects genuine demand of essentially zero. It won't hold or lose value in any meaningful sense because there's no collector or player pressure moving it in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.