First printed in Lorwyn (2007)

All 7 prints

The List (PLST) #LRW-89, 2023
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #65, 2022
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #117, 2020
Modern Masters (MMA) #65, 2013
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #39622, 2013 (digital)
Friday Night Magic 2011 (F11) #2, 2011
Lorwyn (LRW) #89, 2007

Spellstutter Sprite

Creature — Faerie Wizard

Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, counter target spell with mana value X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 8.6% of Pauper decks played it (165 of 1908). Most played in Dimir Control. In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (4 of 6150). Most played in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful.

Staple

Pauper staples: main deck, 8% of decks (#53)
Blue, Creatures, Counterspells
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#819)
Blue, Creatures, Counterspells

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pauper Other periods →

In 165 of 1908 decks (8.6%).

Share of decks

8.6%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

165

163 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.7

in the main deck

Win rate

59%

30 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Dimir Control	13.1%	52%
Affinity	9.4%	1%
Sneaky Gates	1.1%	5%
Mono-Blue Faeries	0.7%	100%
UB (unclassified)	0.7%	62%
UG (unclassified)	0.4%	29%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	0.3%	100%
UR (unclassified)	0.3%	60%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Counterspell	99%	3.9
Faerie Seer	99%	11.7
Ninja of the Deep Hours	98%	11.1
Lórien Revealed	87%	3.2
Baleful Strix	85%	4.4
Cast Down	85%	3.7
Dispel	85%	5.8
Snuff Out	83%	4.8
Bojuka Bog	80%	3.3
Thorn of the Black Rose	79%	6.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dimir Control barff in Pauper Challenge 32	9-0 100%
Dimir Control barff in Pauper Challenge 32	9-0 100%
Dimir Control barff in Pauper Challenge 32	9-0 100%
Dimir Control Beicodegeia in Pauper Challenge 16	8-0 100%
Dimir Control End3avour in Masters	6-0 100%
Dimir Control Niederschatten in Pauper Challenge 16	8-1 89%
Dimir Control barff in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Dimir Control Purgatory_01 in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Dimir Control barff, 28 Oct	3 main	#1 9-0
Dimir Control SuperMeon, 28 Oct	3 main	#13 4-2
Dimir Control Scappie, 28 Oct	4 main	#22 3-3
Dimir Control squalobalera, 28 Oct	3 main	#23 3-3
Mono-Blue Mirozel1, 28 Oct	4 main	#24 3-3
Dimir Control Jinjaa, 28 Oct	3 main	#25 3-3
Dimir Control Niederschatten, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Dimir Control serajh, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days