Abyssal Nightstalker
Creature — Nightstalker
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, defending player discards a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #26905
Abyssal Nightstalker forces a random discard on the defending player when it deals combat damage — a fine effect stapled to a 2/2 for four mana that can't block. The rate is simply too poor for Commander; four mana buys far more threatening discard engines, and a creature this fragile with no evasion rarely connects more than once.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Abyssal Nightstalker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander the discard-on-damage trigger is a fine concept, but random discard on a single player is low-impact at a four-player table, and the 2/2 body without evasion means it rarely connects a second time. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient discard tools, so Abyssal Nightstalker never registers there either. It's a casual-only card at best, and even in casual Commander it sits below the threshold of cards worth a slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Abyssal Nightstalker is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a common box at your local game store. The price reflects real demand, which is minimal, and there's no competitive pressure to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.