Spawnbroker
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature with power less than or equal to that creature's power an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #19574
Spawnbroker swaps one of your tokens for an opponent's creature — a creature-steal stapled to a body, no mana activation required once it's on board. The payoff is highest when you're already flooding with tokens, which is exactly why Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist decks run it at nearly 13% inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist forces every player to generate Salamander Warrior tokens, then Spawnbroker converts your surplus tokens into opponents' best creatures — turning the forced token engine into a repeatable theft engine.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Spawnbroker earns its slot, specifically in token-generating shells where the exchange cost is close to zero. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially invisible — the format tempo demands are too high for a 3-mana 2/2 with a conditional steal. Modern sees the same problem: the rate doesn't compete when removal is cheap and creatures are fast. Spawnbroker is a Commander card through and through, and even there it's a build-around, not a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Spawnbroker sits firmly in bulk territory — cheap enough to throw into any token deck without deliberation. Niche build-arounds at this price rarely spike unless a new commander breaks them wide open, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.