Daybreak Ranger // Nightfall Predator
Creature — Human Archer Ranger Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
: This creature deals 2 damage to target creature with flying.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #14307
Daybreak Ranger // Nightfall Predator is a repeatable flying-creature killer that transforms into a fight engine on a 4/4 body — the payoff is real, but it asks you to wait a full turn cycle before Nightfall Predator comes online. In Werewolf decks where the transform condition is part of the game plan anyway, that cost is close to zero; everywhere else, three mana for a conditional tap ability is too slow.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord flips Daybreak Ranger // Nightfall Predator for free the moment three Wolves or Werewolves attack, so the usual waiting-game cost evaporates entirely — and once Nightfall Predator is active, the fight trigger pairs with Tovolar's own pump effect to make combat even uglier for opponents.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Daybreak Ranger // Nightfall Predator is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Commander is where it actually sees play — Werewolf tribal shells make consistent use of it, and the 100-card singleton format is forgiving enough that a slow-to-online threat can still earn a slot. In Legacy and Vintage it has no competitive presence; the formats move too fast for a three-mana creature that needs a turn to become relevant. Modern is technically legal but practically absent — better fight effects and more efficient beaters crowd it out entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Daybreak Ranger // Nightfall Predator sits firmly in bulk territory, which is about right for a card with narrow tribal application and no competitive demand. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction — pick it up cheaply if you're building Werewolves, and don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.