Sinister Cryologist
Creature — Jellyfish Wizard
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Warp 
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23590
Sinister Cryologist turns your surplus snow mana into a repeatable mill-and-freeze engine, letting you sculpt graveyards or lock down attackers without spending a card. The opportunity cost is real — it only belongs in dedicated snow builds — but inside that shell it pulls serious weight for a two-mana body.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sinister Cryologist earns a slot in any snow-themed deck that wants graveyard setup or incremental battlefield control — Narfi, Betrayer King and Heidar, Rimewind Master lists are the obvious homes. Competitive formats are less hospitable: Modern and Pioneer snow strategies exist but are fringe, and the Cryologist's ceiling there depends entirely on whether a dedicated snow shell can stay consistent. In Pauper, the common slot is valuable and snow synergies have proven real, making this a legitimate piece of any snow-aggro or snow-control build that can support the mana requirement. Elsewhere — Legacy, Vintage, Standard — it's a build-around without enough raw power to justify the constraint.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Sinister Cryologist is deep bulk — you'll pick up a playset for the price of a sleeve. Bulk rares fluctuate but rarely climb without a format breakout, and nothing on the horizon suggests snow is about to break through; buy what you need and don't speculate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.