Cackling Prowler
Creature — Hyena Rogue
Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
.)
Morbid — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #18165
Cackling Prowler is a vanilla 3/2 for three mana with no abilities — a stat line that was unimpressive at common and is outright unplayable in any competitive context today. There is no shell where Cackling Prowler earns a slot over a creature that does something.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cackling Prowler is legal everywhere and relevant nowhere. In Commander, a 3/2 vanilla for three competes against ramp, draw, removal, and creatures with actual text — it loses every comparison. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have long since made vanilla creatures of this size obsolete, where even rate-efficient creatures need an enter-the-battlefield effect or keyword to see play. Pauper is the one format that still prizes commons, but even there a 3/2 for three with no upside sits well below the floor of what's worth running.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Cackling Prowler is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box. That price reflects its playability accurately, and there is no demand pressure that would move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.