Satyr Piper
Creature — Satyr Rogue
: Target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22129
Satyr Piper forces any creature with power 2 or less to attack its controller, a repeatable mind-control effect stapled to a 1/1 body for three mana. The activation cost of three mana and a tap makes it slow and fragile, and in most contexts there are cleaner ways to steal attacks — this is a niche piece, not a staple.
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 |
Satyr Piper is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, the effect is narrow — many game-ending threats have power 3 or higher, and spending three mana per activation to redirect a small creature is rarely worth a card slot. In competitive formats like Legacy and Modern, a three-mana 1/1 that requires additional mana to do anything is simply too slow to matter. The card's home, if it has one, is a heavily theme-focused Commander deck built around forcing combat or punishing creature attacks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Satyr Piper sits firmly in bulk territory — the price of a card nobody is actively seeking out. It's stable at that floor and unlikely to move in either direction absent an unexpected combo discovery or theme-deck spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.