Imperial Recruiter
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-10-04
Because the "search" requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don't have to find the card if you don't want to.
- 2008-10-01
If a creature card has "*" in its power, the ability that defines its power works in all zones.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Imperial Recruiter, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza, Mage Tower Captain | 1 | 0 | — |
| Klothys, God of Destiny | 1 | 0 | — |
| Pantlaza, Sun-Favored | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Gruul 1 deck
- Boros 1 deck
- Naya 1 deck
Every version of Imperial Recruiter
10 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly — a printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall genuinely publishes none for some of them.

Full Art
The Zeta Set
- Normal
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Full Art
The Zeta Set
- Normal
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Full Art
The Zeta Set
- Normal
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Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- —
- Foil
- —

- Normal
- $13.44
- Foil
- $17.82
- Etched
- $20.49

Inverted
- Normal
- $16.27
- Foil
- $33.05

- Normal
- $15.41
- Foil
- $16.62

Masters 25
- Normal
- $15.01
- Foil
- $21.28

Promo
Judge Gift Cards 2013
- Foil
- $93.74

Portal Three Kingdoms
- Normal
- $135.24
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Imperial Recruiter — a name search across every version, for the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only — no individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.