Spellkeeper Weird
Creature — Weird
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, Sacrifice this creature: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #22272
Spellkeeper Weird lets you recast an instant or sorcery from your graveyard each turn — a repeatable recursion engine stapled to a 2/3 body for three mana. The catch is it only works while Spellkeeper Weird is tapped, so you need either an untap outlet or a reliable way to send it into combat every turn to get full value.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spellkeeper Weird slots into spellslinger decks that want to loop key instants and sorceries — think Mizzix of the Izmagnus or Kalamax, the Stormsire builds that already live in the graveyard. Pauper is where it competes hardest, since recursion at common is rare and a 2/3 body is actually relevant on that board; aggressive blue-red spell decks will test it seriously. In Modern and Legacy, Spellkeeper Weird is simply too slow — three mana for a 2/3 with a conditional triggered ability doesn't clear the bar when those formats have access to Snapcaster Mage and Torrential Gearhulk. Pioneer sits in a similar spot: the effect is real, but the competition at the three-drop slot is stiff enough that Spellkeeper Weird won't make non-casual cuts.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Spellkeeper Weird is deep bulk — you're buying a playset for pocket change. There's no realistic price floor to breach here; pick it up in any common box and don't think twice about the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.