Ghost-Lit Raider
Creature — Spirit
, 
: This creature deals 2 damage to target creature.
Channel — 
, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27552
Ghost-Lit Raider puts a reusable, instant-speed discard effect on the board — taxing opponents' hands every turn for a channel cost you pay once and forget. The rate is narrow enough that you're running it in dedicated discard or hellbent strategies, not as a general inclusion.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ghost-Lit Raider fits discard-matters builds where forcing opponents to pitch cards is a win condition or engine trigger, not just incidental pressure. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient hand disruption at sorcery speed, and a four-mana creature that channels for two more rarely makes those cuts. Modern is legal but the same problem applies — the effect doesn't match the cost in a format where games end before the Raider's incremental pressure accumulates. Ghost-Lit Raider's best home is Commander, specifically under a hellbent or discard-payoff commander where you want redundant activations turn after turn.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Ghost-Lit Raider isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow application, expect a bulk-rare price point unless a popular commander pushes demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.