Ghost-Lit Warder
Creature — Spirit
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: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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Channel — , Discard this card: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #22798
Ghost-Lit Warder locks an opponent's creature out of attacking or blocking for a full turn cycle, and you can do it repeatedly by channeling it from hand for two blue mana. The activation cost makes it a mana sink as much as a creature, which is either a feature or a bug depending on how much blue you can float.
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 Warder is a niche include in decks that want repeatable tap effects or need to neutralize a single threatening creature each turn — Empress Galina or Ixidor, Reality Sculptor shells occasionally run it for the steady-state control it provides. In Legacy and Vintage it simply doesn't compete; the channel ability is too slow and too expensive against decks operating at a faster axis, and a 1/2 body is irrelevant in those formats. Modern has better options at every point on this card's curve, so Ghost-Lit Warder never shows up there either.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Ghost-Lit Warder is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move without an unexpected reprint or Commander precon featuring a tap-matters theme.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.