Fatespinner
Fatespinner: Creature - Human Wizard, Mirrodin. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Mirrodin (MRD)
- Released
- 2003-10-02
- Collector number
- 36
- Artist
- rk post
- Commander rank
- 6,937 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Fatespinner
Fatespinner is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Mirrodin (MRD), an expansion set released in October 2003. It is collector number 36 in that set, with art by rk post. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Mirrodin (2003) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.10 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player chooses draw step, main phase, or combat phase. The player skips each instance of the chosen step or phase this turn.
No one knows what she is watching, but she never takes her eyes off it.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.10 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Fatespinner by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Fatespinner
Fatespinner has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MRD-36 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Fatespinner, newest first.
- That opponent skips only the phases or steps that are chosen.
- If there are multiple phases with the same name in the turn, your opponent skips them all. This is true even if a new step or phase is added to the turn after the ability resolves.
- If more than one Fatespinner affects you at the start of your upkeep, you can choose the same step or phase for each one.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Fatespinner is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.