Taster of Wares
Creature — Goblin Warlock
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals X cards from their hand, where X is the number of Goblins you control. You choose one of those cards. That player exiles it. If an instant or sorcery card is exiled this way, you may cast it for as long as you control this creature, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #17226
Taster of Wares enters and makes every opponent discard a card — immediate, symmetry-breaking hand disruption stapled to a body. The cost is that this effect happens once at three mana, and without a way to recur or flicker it, Grub, Storied Matriarch is the commander that gets the most mileage out of looping that trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grub, Storied Matriarch
Grub, Storied Matriarch's ability to return Goblins from the graveyard means Taster of Wares can hit the discard trigger multiple times in a game, turning a one-shot effect into sustained hand pressure across the table.
Wort, Boggart Auntie
Wort, Boggart Auntie recovers dead Goblins at end of turn, so Taster of Wares becomes a repeatable threat whenever it dies in combat — each recurrence strips another card from every opponent's hand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Taster of Wares fills a specific niche: cheap, creature-based discard that scales with pod size, hitting three or four opponents simultaneously for one card each. That math gets better the larger the table, making it a stronger include in four-player pods than it would be in any 1v1 context. In 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, three mana for a 2/2 that makes one opponent discard one card is too slow and too low-impact to see real play. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient disruption available, so Taster of Wares won't find a home there outside of dedicated tribal builds. Commander is the correct home, specifically in Goblin strategies that can loop or recur it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Taster of Wares is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for the effect. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't hold or appreciate, so pick it up for the synergy and treat it as a throw-in, not a purchase to think twice about.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Grub, Storied Matriarch
- Wort, Boggart Auntie
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.