Took Reaper
Creature — Halfling Peasant
When this creature dies, the Ring tempts you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #16415
Took Reaper drains each opponent whenever a creature with a counter on it dies — in a counter-heavy or sacrifice shell, that's a life swing every turn without any extra investment. Frodo, Sauron's Bane is the canonical home because every corrupted Frodo trigger feeds directly into Took Reaper's drain condition.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Frodo, Sauron's Bane stacks burden counters onto itself as it attacks, and Took Reaper converts each of those counter-bearing deaths into a drain trigger — the two cards form a self-contained life-loss engine that wins races without needing a third piece.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Took Reaper is a Commander card through and through — the passive drain scales with a full pod of opponents, and 60-card formats don't reliably produce the density of counter-laden creatures needed to make it threatening. In Pauper it's legal but finds no meaningful home; the format lacks the counter synergies that give Took Reaper real teeth. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a three-mana 2/3 with a conditional trigger doesn't clear the bar in either. Stick to Commander, specifically in Frodo, Sauron's Bane builds or any black shell running proliferate and aristocrats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Took Reaper is deep bulk — grab it from a common box or toss it in any order hitting free shipping. Price is stable; it's a niche build-around with a narrow home, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.