Cloak of the Bat
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has flying and haste.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5805
Cloak of the Bat hands an equipped creature flying and the ability to tap for direct damage at instant speed — relevant evasion and a repeatable ping stapled to one piece of equipment. It earns its slot most cleanly in Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms, where the equip cost drops to zero and the tap ability chains into combat tricks.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms reduces equip costs to zero for attacking creatures, which turns Cloak of the Bat into free flying plus a no-overhead tap ability every combat — exactly the kind of rate Gilgamesh equipment decks are hunting.
Cloud, Planet's Champion
Cloud, Planet's Champion rewards suiting up the same creature repeatedly, and Cloak of the Bat's combination of evasion and a tap-for-damage outlet gives Cloud a reliable way to push through blockers while generating incremental damage outside of the attack step.
Cadira, Caller of the Small
Cadira, Caller of the Small goes wide with small tokens, and Cloak of the Bat's flying lets the best attacker leap over ground-based defenses to trigger Cadira's copy ability — the tap damage is a secondary perk on a package Cadira genuinely wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cloak of the Bat is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — the formats where it actually matters. In Commander it occupies a narrow niche: equipment decks that can reduce equip costs or abuse tap abilities want it, everyone else ignores it for more efficient options. Pauper is the format where Cloak of the Bat could theoretically see the most repetitive play, since the card pool for evasion-granting equipment at common is thinner. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the power ceiling there makes a one-damage tap ability irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Cloak of the Bat isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a live number. Given its narrow application and common-level power, it almost certainly sits well under a dollar — pick it up without hesitation if it fits your equipment deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
- Cloud, Planet's Champion
- Cadira, Caller of the Small
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.