Swirling Spriggan

Creature — Goblin Shaman

{G/U}{G/U}: Target creature you control becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{G}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Eventide
Price
$0.23
EDHREC rank
#29456
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Swirling Spriggan card art
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

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

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.

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Price Context

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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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.