Snaremaster Sprite
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Flying
When this creature enters, you may pay 
. When you do, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #12872
Snaremaster Sprite locks down a blocker on entry and keeps it locked as long as you attack — real, repeatable board control stapled to a one-mana flying body. Obyra, Dreaming Duelist wants exactly this: a faerie that disrupts defenses and triggers her damage clause every combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
Snaremaster Sprite slots directly into the Obyra, Dreaming Duelist engine — a one-mana faerie that taps down blockers every attack step is precisely the kind of repeatable disruption that makes Obyra's noncombat damage condition easy to satisfy turn after turn.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards creatures that connect, and Snaremaster Sprite makes connecting trivial by neutralizing the most threatening blocker before combat even begins — each hit draws a card, so the tap effect pays for itself immediately.
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, Snaremaster Sprite earns its slot in faerie and tempo strategies where one mana buys both a flying body and a recurring tap effect that scales with aggression. Outside Commander, it's legal across every major format but sees little competitive play — constructed formats demand more raw power from a one-drop than conditional tapping provides. Pauper is where it has the most theoretical upside beyond Commander, since flying creatures with relevant enter-the-battlefield effects are valuable in slower creature matchups, though it hasn't established a foothold there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Snaremaster Sprite is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that pulls real weight in the decks that want it. Bulk rares this narrowly focused rarely climb in price, so treat it as a cheap pickup for faerie builds rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.