Sedraxis Specter
Creature — Specter
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Unearth 
(: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #19958
Sedraxis Specter hits for 3 in the air, forces a discard on damage, and unearths itself for one last swing — all on a three-mana body. The effect is real, but a 3/2 dies to nearly everything at a table full of 4/4s, and one forced discard rarely breaks a Commander game open.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sedraxis Specter is a fair card in an unfair format — one discard on damage is modest when opponents draw seven a turn and refill constantly. It earns a slot in dedicated discard shells like Crosis or Nicol Bolas, but it's a cut candidate anywhere else. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too fragile; Grief and Thoughtseize take the discard role at instant speed without needing to connect. Modern has outgrown it entirely — the format's threat density makes a vanilla 3/2 flier with no enters-the-battlefield effect a liability. Unearthing it for one final swing is a nice fallback in Commander, but it doesn't change the calculus in constructed formats where graveyard interaction is ubiquitous.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Sedraxis Specter is deep bulk — easy to pick up from any trade binder or a bargain bin. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so there's no urgency in either direction; grab it if the deck calls for it, ignore it otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.