Sea Sprite
Creature — Faerie
Flying, protection from red
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #26142
Sea Sprite is a 1/1 flying spirit for two mana with protection from red — a narrow blocker that trades efficiently against mono-red but does almost nothing else. It's a niche sideboard option at best, and in Commander's singleton singleton environment it rarely earns a maindeck slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sea Sprite sees essentially zero competitive play across the formats where it's legal. In Legacy and Vintage, a 1/1 flier with protection from red doesn't clear the bar when those formats demand immediate, decisive impact. Pauper is the one context where Sea Sprite could see fringe sideboard use against red-heavy aggro lists, but stronger options exist at the same cost. In Commander, Sea Sprite is too small and too situational — protection from red matters against maybe one player at a four-person table, and a 1/1 body doesn't threaten or stabilize a board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Sea Sprite sits at the low end of bulk, priced about right for what it does. Don't expect that to move — demand is too narrow to push it higher, and it won't be mistakenly bought out anytime soon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.