Swirling Spriggan
Creature — Goblin Shaman
: Target creature you control becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #29456
Swirling Spriggan enters with a triggered ability that gives target creature +1/+1 and a keyword from among flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, lifelink, or haste until end of turn — cheap, flexible, and repeatable if you can bounce it. The catch is that Seedcradle Witch does the same job on a stick for one more mana, which tells you Swirling Spriggan is a role-player in dedicated blink or bounce shells, not a standalone include.
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 |
Swirling Spriggan is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically sees play only in Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the effect is too minor to compete for a slot, and Modern's power floor pushes out any creature this size without an immediate board-warping effect. In Commander, Swirling Spriggan earns its slot specifically in blink or flicker decks that can re-trigger the enter-the-battlefield ability repeatedly — think Chulane, Teller of Tales or Roon of the Hidden Realm builds where looping an ETB twice per turn cycle turns a marginal buff into a meaningful tempo engine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Seedcradle WitchBloom TenderSwirling Spriggan
Infinite black mana; Infinite blue mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite red mana; Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
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Seedcradle WitchFaeburrow ElderSwirling Spriggan
Infinite black mana; Infinite blue mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite red mana; Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
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Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Swirling Spriggan is deep bulk — you're paying for a slot, not a card. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price rarely move unless a new commander or mechanic pushes their specific niche into the spotlight, so don't expect the price to change.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.