Silvergill Douser
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
: Target creature gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Merfolk and/or Faeries you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #21807
Silvergill Douser puts a repeatable -1/-1 pump on any target creature as long as you control the right merfolk — a soft lock that compounds fast in tribal builds. The cost is real: it does nothing without merfolk support and eats resources taxing one creature at a time.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Silvergill Douser belongs exclusively in Merfolk tribal decks where it can reliably tap two or more merfolk to neuter a threat every turn cycle. Pauper is probably its best home — the format's creatures are smaller, the effect scales better, and Merfolk is a genuine archetype with the density to keep Douser active. In Legacy and Vintage, Merfolk exists as a competitive shell but Silvergill Douser doesn't make those lists; the format demands more immediate impact than a conditional tapper. Modern Merfolk similarly has no room for it when lord effects and counterspell backup do more work.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Silvergill Douser is pure bulk — no financial barrier to picking up a playset. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so grab it for the tribal deck without a second thought.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.