Zephyr Sprite
Creature — Faerie
Flying
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #20480
Zephyr Sprite is a 1/1 flyer for one blue mana — the floor of what a creature can be, and that's exactly the point. In Edric, Spymaster of Trest decks, connecting with even one unblocked evasion creature draws a card, so a one-drop with flying does real work on turns one through three.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards attacking with small, evasive creatures, and Zephyr Sprite is the cheapest blue flyer that fills that role — it hits the table on turn one and starts generating card advantage the moment Edric is online.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zephyr Sprite sees essentially no play outside of Commander, and even there it's narrowly slotted. In Legacy and Vintage it's outclassed by nearly every other one-drop, and Pauper has enough efficient commons that a vanillа 1/1 flyer can't compete. Commander is where Zephyr Sprite finds its only real home, and only in Edric, Spymaster of Trest builds that want the maximum count of cheap evasive bodies to trigger draw effects as early as possible.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Zephyr Sprite sits firmly in bulk territory and isn't going anywhere — it's a narrow role-player with a tiny demand ceiling. Pick it up if you need the slot; there's no reason to pay more than a quarter for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.