Wasp Lancer
Creature — Faerie Soldier
Flying
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28333
Wasp Lancer is a three-mana 2/2 flyer with a hybrid cost that demands at least two colors to cast at full value — the ceiling is a competent evasive beater, and the floor is a strictly worse Snapping Drake. Across nearly every context, cheaper and more impactful flying threats exist.
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 |
Wasp Lancer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 2/2 flyer for three with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no keywords beyond flying competes against a deep pool of evasive threats that either cost less, hit harder, or do something on resolution. In Legacy and Vintage, the card doesn't register — formats where Delver of Secrets and Murktide Regent exist have no interest in a vanilla 2/2 with wings. Modern is technically open to it and practically closed to it for the same reasons.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Wasp Lancer is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is minimal. It won't lose value because there's essentially no value to lose, and no emerging archetype is likely to change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.