Bat Colony
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying for each mana from a Cave spent to cast it.
Whenever a Cave you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #19761
Bat Colony enters as a single 1/1 flier but scales into a self-replacing swarm — each Bat that dies makes another, giving you a board presence that grinds opponents out rather than collapsing to a single wrath. The seven-mana cost is steep, but Zoraline, Cosmos Caller turns that number into fuel, making Bat Colony one of the more natural fits for that deck's engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller rewards spending life and stacking up persistent threats, and Bat Colony delivers both — the recursive token loop feeds sacrifice engines and keeps the board replenished after sweepers, which is exactly the kind of resilient fuel Zoraline wants to keep firing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bat Colony is legal in every major Constructed format but won't see play outside Commander — seven mana for a 1/1 with a death trigger is nowhere near competitive in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where the game is often over before the token loop matters. In Commander, the math changes: a single Bat Colony survives a board wipe and immediately starts rebuilding, which is a real rate against the sweeper-heavy tables most decks face. It's a role-player, not a headliner — you want it in token-aristocrats builds or under a commander that scales off repeated death triggers or flying creatures.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Bat Colony sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a dedicated Commander archetype pushing demand. Pick it up freely — the financial risk is zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.