Robber Fly
Creature — Insect
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #27073
Robber Fly is a five-mana 4/4 flier with first strike that deals damage equal to its power to any target creature it blocks or becomes blocked by — solid combat stats with a built-in removal threat stapled on. The cost is real: five mana for a vanilla-ish threat that dies to every common removal spell is a tough sell in any powered meta.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Robber Fly occupies the awkward middle ground of cards that are fine but rarely necessary — the combination of evasion, first strike, and incidental creature removal is genuinely useful in casual pods, but five mana is a lot to ask for a 4/4 that doesn't generate card advantage or change the board state beyond one trade. In Legacy and Vintage, Robber Fly never sees play; those formats' threats and interaction operate at a speed where a five-mana creature needs to win the game, not just kill a blocker. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander at lower power levels, where it's passable filler but never a priority include.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Robber Fly is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Don't expect that to move in either direction; casual-only creatures at this power level don't spike and don't tank further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.