Wistful Selkie
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
When this creature enters, draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #23837
Wistful Selkie is a three-mana 2/2 that replaces itself — clean, unconditional card draw stapled to a body. The cost is that you need green, blue, and green/blue hybrid in your mana base, which limits it to decks that can reliably produce all three.
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, Wistful Selkie earns its slot in any Simic deck that values cantripping creatures — it fuels reanimator lines, synergizes with creature-based draw engines, and is never a dead card. Modern and Legacy can produce the mana trivially, but a 2/2 that draws one card for three mana doesn't clear the competitive bar in either format when Preordain and similar spells exist. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer context, so the same Simic shells where Wistful Selkie shines there apply equally.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Wistful Selkie is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice. It's unlikely to spike given how many efficient cantrip creatures exist, but the floor is already the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.