Culvert Ambusher
Creature — Wurm Horror
When this creature enters or is turned face up, target creature blocks this turn if able.
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #22170
Culvert Ambusher is a two-mana 2/1 with flash and a minor enters-the-battlefield pump effect — serviceable stats for Limited, but not a card that changes what a Constructed deck can do. The effect is too small and the body too fragile to justify a slot in formats where every card needs to pull real weight.
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 |
Culvert Ambusher is legal across Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Oathbreaker, and Commander, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 99-card singleton format demanding consistent impact, Culvert Ambusher rarely makes the cut — flash and a tiny pump don't generate the card advantage or board presence the format rewards. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, it's outclassed by creatures that do more for the same or less mana. Standard is its most plausible home, where the card pool is shallow enough that a flash body with upside occasionally earns a fringe role in aggressive or tempo strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Culvert Ambusher is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder's bottom row. That price reflects the ceiling on its demand; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.