Spikewheel Acrobat
Creature — Human Rogue
Spectacle 
(You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #27567
Spikewheel Acrobat hits the board as a 4/4 with menace for three mana when you control a modified creature — a rate that outpaces most three-drops in aggressive formats. The ceiling is real; the condition is the cost, and in decks built to run modified creatures anyway, it barely registers.
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 |
Spikewheel Acrobat is most at home in Commander, specifically in decks built around the modified mechanic — equipment, Auras, and counters keep the condition trivially online. In Pauper, a 4/4 menace for three is above-rate at common, and aggressive modified shells can enable it consistently enough to see play. Modern and Pioneer have higher bars for three-drop creatures, and outside a dedicated synergy shell Spikewheel Acrobat doesn't clear them. Legacy and Vintage aren't realistic homes — the power floor is simply too low for those environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Spikewheel Acrobat is deep bulk — you're picking this up as a throw-in or out of a commons box. Bulk rares and synergy-dependent commons rarely climb unless a dedicated archetype breaks out, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a spec.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.