Ghostly Changeling
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16770
Ghostly Changeling is a universal tribal placeholder — every creature type simultaneously — that costs three mana for a 2/1 with Changeling and a repeatable pump ability that drains life equal to the number of creature types you name. The ability is slow and mana-hungry, so Ghostly Changeling earns its slot through tribal synergy access, not combat stats.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ghostly Changeling slots into any tribal deck that needs to pad its creature-type count — Shapeshifters, Spirits, Goblins, Elves, wherever the lord count matters more than raw stats. In Pauper, the common legality makes it a budget tribal fixer, though the 2/1 body rarely survives long enough for the activated ability to matter. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient tribal payoffs, so Ghostly Changeling only appears in dedicated Changeling builds where the creature-type clause is the entire point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Ghostly Changeling is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd order it. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a new tribal commander pushes Changeling cards into the spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.