Vodalian Hypnotist
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
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: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30875
Vodalian Hypnotist trades itself to blank one of an opponent's creatures until end of turn — a symmetrical-looking effect that's almost always used asymmetrically at instant speed to push through lethal. The cost is real: you're paying two mana and a card for a single-use tap, which only earns its slot when your deck repeatedly recurs or blinks it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Vodalian Hypnotist actually earns a slot, specifically in sacrifice-value or blink shells that can trigger the ETB multiple times — think Brago, King Eternal or Yarok, the Desecrated. In Legacy and Vintage it's not seeing play; the format's threat density and interaction speed leave no room for a two-mana do-nothing-permanently. Oathbreaker is legal but the same ceiling applies: Vodalian Hypnotist needs a engine around it to justify the card slot, and most Oathbreaker decks don't have one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Vodalian Hypnotist sits firmly in bulk territory — you're buying it out of a common box, not tracking its price. Bulk creatures with narrow effects don't appreciate unless a combo context emerges, and nothing on the horizon changes the calculus here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.