Shaper Apprentice
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
This creature has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22950
Shaper Apprentice gives a target creature flying until end of turn — a combat trick that opens air lanes or saves a key attacker from a ground stall. The one-mana cost is right, but single-use instant-speed flying is a very narrow ask for a deck slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shaper Apprentice is a fringe pick in every format it's legal in. In Commander, the effect is too small to justify the card — opponents have multiple blockers, and a one-turn flying buff rarely changes a game state at a 40-life table. Pauper is the most plausible home, where aggressive blue tempo shells sometimes want cheap tricks to push damage through, but even there Shaper Apprentice competes with more impactful cantripping options. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it simply doesn't clear the bar for constructed play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Shaper Apprentice is deep bulk — the price reflects its limited demand across all formats. Nothing about its effect suggests that changes.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.