Gustcloak Skirmisher
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may untap it and remove it from combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27693
Gustcloak Skirmisher lets you swing freely and pull back without consequence — attack, see how blocks fall, then untap your creature at no cost if you don't like the math. The price is a 2/1 body for three mana, which is below rate, so you're paying a full mana of premium for that combat flexibility.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gustcloak Skirmisher is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically this is a Commander card. In 1-on-1 formats like Legacy and Vintage, the stats are too poor to matter and the ability rarely generates enough value against efficient interaction. In Commander, the free-attack effect has genuine upside in token-go-wide or combat-matters builds, where threatening an attack without committing is worth something — but even there, Gustcloak Skirmisher competes against a deep bench of evasive white creatures with better bodies.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Gustcloak Skirmisher is pure bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. That price reflects a narrow effect on an undersized body, and there's no meaningful demand pressure that would push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.