Silumgar Spell-Eater
Creature — Snake Wizard
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When this creature is turned face up, counter target spell unless its controller pays .
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22012
Silumgar Spell-Eater is a counterspell stapled to a 3/4 flying body — and that's the whole pitch. The tempo cost of three mana and needing to have spent mana this turn keeps it out of elite counterspell company, but the body sticking around is real value that pure counters can't match.
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 |
Commander is where Silumgar Spell-Eater earns its keep — a 3/4 flying body that absorbs a spell is meaningful in a multiplayer game where card disadvantage hurts more and evasive creatures have time to accumulate damage. In Modern and Legacy it's outclassed immediately; Counterspell is two mana with no condition, and Snapcaster Mage offers a more efficient way to staple interaction to a creature. Pioneer is the same story: the raw counter suite there is deep enough that a three-mana conditional body can't compete for slots. Silumgar Spell-Eater is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Silumgar Spell-Eater is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. There's no price appreciation argument here; it's a niche role-player, and supply is essentially unlimited.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.