Vertigo Spawn
Creature — Illusion
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, tap that creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25604
Vertigo Spawn taps any attacking creature at the cost of its own tap, which is a reasonable rate for a repeatable fog effect on legs. The problem is a 0/3 body that demands you hold up mana every combat to matter — it's too slow for most tables and too fragile to rely on.
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 |
In Commander, Vertigo Spawn is a fringe includes in dedicated tap-matters or stax builds — it slows one attacker per turn, which rarely scales to a four-player table. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the effect is too slow and the body too small to see play in any competitive context. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer dynamic, so the same narrow niche applies there. This is a card that lives and dies by whether your commander actively rewards tapping your own creatures.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Vertigo Spawn is deep bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. It holds no financial value and won't appreciate; if you want it, a bulk bin or a dirt-cheap tcgplayer order is all it takes.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.