Geyserfield Stalker
Creature — Elemental
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25066
Geyserfield Stalker lands as a 3/2 menace with lifelink for three mana — that keyword combination on a creature this cheap is the entire selling point. The rate is fair, not exciting, and it earns a slot only in decks that specifically reward those keywords.
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, Geyserfield Stalker is a role-player in life-gain or menace-tribal shells, not a generically powerful card — you're running it because your commander cares about one of its two keywords. In Pauper it has the most competitive footing, where menace plus lifelink on a three-drop can grind out tempo in aggressive black strategies. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have no use for it; the rate doesn't scale to those formats. Pioneer sits in the same position as Pauper but with a deeper card pool that almost certainly offers better options at the same slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Geyserfield Stalker is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box, not a buy list. There's no realistic ceiling here; bulk commons with niche applications don't appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.