Alley Strangler
Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Menace
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24903
Alley Strangler is a 3/2 menace for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no upside beyond its keyword — a vanilla-adjacent body that competitive formats leave on the shelf. It clocks in as filler in virtually every context where a three-drop slot exists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alley Strangler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. Pauper is the only format where a 3/2 menace for three sees any plausible discussion, and even there the bar is high enough that better commons edge it out. In Commander, a 100-card singleton format that demands every slot pull real weight, Alley Strangler offers nothing a deck actually needs — no ETB, no enters-with-counters, no synergy hook. Across the competitive 60-card formats, it doesn't come close to seeing play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Alley Strangler is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box, not a trade binder. That price reflects its play demand accurately, and there's no meaningful upward pressure to expect.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.