Canyon Lurkers
Creature — Human Rogue
Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29383
Canyon Lurkers is a 5/3 with no evasion, no enters-the-battlefield effect, and no way to protect itself — just five power stapled to a mediocre body at five mana. Unless morph synergies are the explicit engine of your deck, there is no compelling reason to run it.
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 |
Canyon Lurkers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Pauper, a 5/3 for five with no relevant text is outclassed by common creatures that actually do something. In Commander, the bar is 100-card power density, and Canyon Lurkers contributes nothing beyond raw stats that don't scale to the format. The morph mechanic provides marginal bluffing value in dedicated morph builds, but even there, better morph creatures exist at this slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Canyon Lurkers sits at the floor of bulk commons — the price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect even that nominal value to move; bulk creatures without utility have no price floor to defend.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.