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Delney, Streetwise Lookout

Legendary Creature — Human Scout

Creatures you control with power 2 or less can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.
If a triggered ability of a creature you control with power 2 or less triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor
Price
$39.92
EDHREC rank
#849
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Delney, Streetwise Lookout card art
Delney, Streetwise Lookout doubles every triggered ability on your creatures with power two or less — at two mana, that's an engine that comes down before most interaction and stays relevant all game. It's an auto-include in Derevi, Empyrial Tactician builds and a cornerstone of Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver lists that want to bury the table in card advantage triggers.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dargo, the ShipwreckerTymna the Weaver

Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver

55.5% of decks · synergy 0.52

Tymna the Weaver's combat damage trigger is power-two-or-less, so Delney, Streetwise Lookout turns every attack into double the draws — the deck's entire card-advantage engine runs faster the moment Delney hits the table.

02
Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Arabella, Abandoned Doll

56.8% of decks · synergy 0.49

Arabella, Abandoned Doll pings opponents on her controller's upkeep, and Delney, Streetwise Lookout doubles that drain trigger, accelerating the clock on every upkeep without requiring any additional setup.

03
Plagon, Lord of the Beach

Plagon, Lord of the Beach

53.0% of decks · synergy 0.49

Plagon, Lord of the Beach cares heavily about triggers stacking up on small creatures, and Delney, Streetwise Lookout doubles the output of every relevant ability in the deck, making each combat step disproportionately profitable.

04
The Celestial Toymaker

The Celestial Toymaker

53.8% of decks · synergy 0.46

The Celestial Toymaker generates value through repeated triggered abilities on low-power creatures, and Delney, Streetwise Lookout's doubling effect means every spin of the wheel produces twice the payoff.

05
Preston, the Vanisher

Preston, the Vanisher

48.4% of decks · synergy 0.44

Preston, the Vanisher creates Illusion tokens whenever you cast non-Aura spells that target your creatures, and Delney, Streetwise Lookout doubles those enter-the-battlefield triggers on the resulting two-power tokens, compounding the board presence rapidly.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Delney, Streetwise Lookout does the most damage — the format is saturated with small creatures that trigger repeatedly, and doubling those abilities in a 100-card singleton environment generates outsized advantage over a long game. In Pioneer and Standard, the card is legal but sees marginal play; most aggressive white strategies want anthem effects or direct damage rather than a trigger-doubler that needs the right creature suite to shine. Modern and Legacy have enough efficient two-drops that Delney can slot into niche combo builds, but the competition for three-drop slots in those formats is steep and the card rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated creature-trigger decks. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in the sense that it rewards build-around synergy, so Delney can serve the same role there if your signature spell and planeswalker support the low-power-creature gameplan.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

There's no direct one-card replacement for Delney, Streetwise Lookout — the specific combination of two mana, a relevant body, and blanket trigger-doubling on small creatures is unique. Strionic Resonator can copy individual triggers for two mana at activation, which approximates the effect on key moments but requires repeated mana investment and lacks the passive always-on quality that makes Delney so efficient.

Price Context

Current price

$39.92 premium tier

At $39.92, Delney, Streetwise Lookout sits firmly in premium territory — a price driven by genuine demand across multiple Commander archetypes rather than speculation. It holds value as long as triggered-ability-based strategies remain popular, but it's a card you buy when you're ready to build around it, not as a speculative pickup.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.