Glittering Lynx
Creature — Cat
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature.
: Until end of turn, this creature loses "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature." Any player may activate this ability.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #22065
Glittering Lynx enters as a 1/1 with protection from everything — genuinely untouchable on the board — but that protection evaporates the moment any player spends mana to keep it active. The constant upkeep tax makes it a political piece and a marginal threat, not a reliable cornerstone.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Glittering Lynx occupies a niche role in enchantress or Aura-based decks that want a cheap, evasive body to hang equipment or enchantments on — the protection baseline is real, even if it costs mana to maintain. In Pauper, where cheap creatures are scrutinized hard, the conditional protection is interesting but the 1/1 statline and the ongoing cost make it fringe at best. Legacy and Vintage have access to so many efficient threats that Glittering Lynx never competes on raw power, though it could theoretically appear in a dedicated Aura shell. Across every format it's legal in, the card rewards decks that can leverage the protected body immediately rather than relying on opponents not paying the tax.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Glittering Lynx is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a specific effect at the lowest possible entry cost. Don't expect the price to move; this is a card you pick out of a common box, not one you track.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.