Gloom Stalker
Creature — Dwarf Ranger
As long as you've completed a dungeon, this creature has double strike.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #24380
Gloom Stalker is a two-mana 2/1 with double strike — a stat line that punishes opponents the moment you stack it with any power boost or equipment. The ceiling is high enough in aggressive white strategies that it earns its slot, but without support it's an underpowered vanilla threat.
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 |
Gloom Stalker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Pauper it sees the most competitive play, slotting into white aggro and Auras shells where double strike plus a single pump spell ends games fast. In Commander it belongs in equipment or Voltron decks — commanders like Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale or Danitha Capashen, Paragon make Gloom Stalker a legitimate threat rather than a forgettable 2/1. Formats like Modern and Legacy have enough efficient threats that Gloom Stalker rarely competes, but it remains a viable budget option in casual builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Gloom Stalker is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow competitive ceiling, but for casual Commander and Pauper it overdelivers at that cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.