Charmed Stray
Creature — Cat
Lifelink
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control named Charmed Stray.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19403
Charmed Stray enters and puts a +1/+1 counter on each other Cat you control — a free anthem effect stapled to a one-drop body. The cost is that it does nothing if you don't already have Cats on board, making it a role-player in tribal shells and dead weight everywhere else.
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 |
Charmed Stray is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — it's only worth a slot in Cat tribal builds where Arahbo, Roar of the World or Jetmir, Nexus of Revels can exploit a wide board of buffed creatures. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format that demands efficiency over tribal payoffs, so it rarely sees play. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have no meaningful Cat synergy infrastructure to support it, and the body is too small to matter on rate alone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Charmed Stray is deep bulk — grab a copy without a second thought if you're building Cat tribal. That price is stable; there's no pressure driving it up, and no reason it should ever cost more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.