Smokespew Invoker
Creature — Zombie Mutant
: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29838
Smokespew Invoker puts -3/-3 on any creature for eight mana at instant speed — relevant removal stapled to a 2/2 body. The cost is brutal: you need eight open mana the turn you want to use it, which means it sits in play doing nothing until the late game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Smokespew Invoker occupies a niche in black decks that want a repeatable removal outlet — specifically those that can generate or untap large amounts of mana, like Cabal Coffers builds or dedicated Zombie tribal lists. Outside those shells, eight mana per activation is simply too steep when unconditional removal spells cost two or three. In Pauper, the format's slower pace and common-only card pool make the Invoker more viable, but even there dedicated removal commons outclass it. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the mana requirement is laughable in those formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Smokespew Invoker is deep bulk — a card you're pulling from a commons box, not buying individually. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.