Fourth Bridge Prowler
Creature — Human Rogue
When this creature enters, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #13727
Fourth Bridge Prowler enters the battlefield and immediately shrinks a target creature by -1/-1, which kills tokens and weakens utility creatures at no additional mana cost. One mana for a 1/1 with an unconditional on-entry debuff is a clean rate, but the effect is too small to matter in most contexts.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fourth Bridge Prowler is a niche piece in dedicated -1/-1 counter decks helmed by Hapatra or Yawgmoth — outside those shells, one counter on entry doesn't move the needle at 40-life tables. Pauper is where it sees the most legitimate play, slotting into infect or -1/-1 synergy builds where squeezing value from every common matters. In Modern and Pioneer the rate is simply too modest — one mana for a 1/1 that nicks a creature is not a competitive proposition against the threats those formats present. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; the ceiling on this effect is nowhere near the power floor of those environments.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Fourth Bridge Prowler is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a common box rather than order deliberately. Bulk commons with narrow synergy applications tend to stay flat; don't expect movement unless a new -1/-1 counter commander drives sudden demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.