Silent Observer
Creature — Spirit
Flying
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #29103
Silent Observer is a 2/3 flyer for four mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no static ability, and no text beyond flying — it is a vanilla body at a cost where every format has strictly better options. Run it only if you are intentionally building a flying-matters or vanilla-creature list and need the headcount.
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 |
Silent Observer is a bulk filler card in every format where it is legal, and that verdict does not change based on the format. In Commander, four mana for a 2/3 flyer with no other text is structurally unplayable outside of niche tribal or vanilla-matters builds. In Pauper, the common slot is fiercely competitive and Silent Observer does not clear the bar for any established archetype. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer are each too efficient for a do-nothing four-drop to see any real play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Silent Observer sits firmly in bulk territory and will not appreciate — there is no competitive demand and no casual chase angle driving a price floor higher. It holds value only as a four-of in a draft bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.