Drownyard Lurker
Creature — Eldrazi Trilobite
Vigilance
When you cast or cycle Drownyard Lurker, create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this token: Add 
."
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #12357
Drownyard Lurker enters as a 4/4 flash blocker and phases out a permanent on the spot — that's two relevant effects stapled to one body. The cost is real: six mana is a lot to ask in most formats, and you need a specific Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists shell to squeeze full value out of the phasing trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists rewards you every time a creature phases in, so Drownyard Lurker pulling double duty — phasing in itself next turn while having phased out another permanent on entry — feeds the engine twice from a single cast.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Drownyard Lurker is a Commander card almost exclusively — six mana flash creatures need a specific payoff to earn a slot, and the phasing trigger is tailor-made for Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists decks that want repeated phase-in triggers. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, the rate is simply too slow; a six-mana 4/4 with a situational ETB doesn't compete with what those formats are doing by turn four. Pauper is where Drownyard Lurker could theoretically find fringe play as a common finisher with built-in interaction, but the mana cost still caps its ceiling in a format that prizes efficiency.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Drownyard Lurker sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card with one real home. It's safe to pick up a copy without thinking twice about the price, but don't expect demand from outside Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists builds to move it off the bulk floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.