Vexing Scuttler
Creature — Eldrazi Crab
Emerge 
(You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, you may return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #16734
Vexing Scuttler puts a free Aura or Equipment directly onto the battlefield when it enters — the eight-mana body is the price you pay for skipping the attach cost entirely. In nearly every context outside a dedicated Crab tribal shell built around Charix, the Raging Isle, that price is too steep.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle runs Vexing Scuttler because the tribal Crab subtype isn't incidental — it pumps Charix's toughness directly, and the free-equip trigger accelerates the massive Equipment packages those decks lean on to push Charix's power up to match its bulk.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vexing Scuttler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in any non-Commander format ignores it entirely — eight mana for a conditional enters-the-battlefield effect is nowhere near rate in formats where the game is often over by turn four. Commander is the only home where Vexing Scuttler sees real play, and even there it's narrowly confined to Charix, the Raging Isle tribal builds that care about the Crab subtype as much as the free attachment. Outside that specific shell, the effect doesn't justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Vexing Scuttler sits firmly in bulk territory — buy it for a quarter and don't think twice about the price. Bulk rares with one narrow application tend to stay bulk, so there's no reason to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.