Dungeon Crawler
Creature — Zombie
This creature enters tapped.
Whenever you complete a dungeon, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20527
Dungeon Crawler is a recursive threat that keeps coming back as long as you're running dungeons — the grind is real and the cost is almost nothing. Outside of Acererak the Archlich decks that loop dungeon completion repeatedly, it's a fringe card, but in the right shell it's exactly what you want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Acererak the Archlich
Acererak the Archlich loops dungeon completions as a core mechanic, and Dungeon Crawler returns to hand every time you finish one — meaning a single Acererak loop cycle can set up Dungeon Crawler as an effectively uncounterable recurring body that refuels itself from the graveyard each iteration.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dungeon Crawler is a Commander card through and through — the dungeon mechanic has almost no support in competitive 60-card formats, so it sees negligible play in Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy despite being legal in all three. In Commander, it earns a slot specifically in Acererak the Archlich builds where dungeon completion is triggered repeatedly and Dungeon Crawler becomes a persistent recursive threat rather than a one-time two-drop. Outside that archetype, it's dead weight — no other competitive shell cares about dungeon completion often enough to make the recursion relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Dungeon Crawler is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with a very narrow home. Demand is tightly coupled to Acererak the Archlich's popularity, so don't expect the price to move unless that commander has a breakout moment.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.