Void Grafter
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, another target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #14538
Void Grafter drops a 2/3 flash body onto the board and permanently hands hexproof to any creature you control — for three mana at instant speed, that's a tempo-positive protection piece, not just a one-shot counterspell. The body sticking around is the reason to run it over Ranger's Guile.
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 |
Commander is where Void Grafter earns its slot — three-mana flash creatures with relevant enters-the-battlefield effects are exactly the kind of interaction-on-a-body the format rewards. In competitive Legacy or Vintage, it's too slow and too fragile to see serious play; those formats have cheaper and more redundant protection available. Modern and Pioneer are similarly unkind: neither format's creature decks are looking for a three-mana hexproof enabler when Veil of Summer and Blossoming Defense exist at a fraction of the cost. In Commander, though, the permanent hexproof grant on an already-developed threat is real — this is a protection piece that doesn't cost you a card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Void Grafter is deep bulk — pick it up from any commons-and-uncommons bin without thinking twice. Demand isn't high enough to push the price, so it will sit at this tier indefinitely, but that just means the value proposition is straightforward: cheap insurance for creature-dependent Commander decks.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.