Gutter Skulker // Gutter Shortcut
Creature — Spirit // Enchantment — Aura
This creature can't be blocked as long as it's attacking alone.
Disturb 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #21220
Gutter Skulker // Gutter Shortcut puts a evasive, repeatable looting threat on one side and a cheap instant-speed ramp spell on the other — two genuinely useful modes for the price of one card slot. The front face is slow and fragile for competitive tables, but the back face pulling a basic land at instant speed is the real reason to consider it.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gutter Skulker // Gutter Shortcut earns its slot almost entirely on the strength of Gutter Shortcut — instant-speed land fetch is relevant in response to a wrath, at the end of an opponent's turn, or whenever you need to hit a land drop without telegraphing it at sorcery speed. The Skulker half is background noise at most tables; a 3/2 unblockable looter for four mana doesn't move fast enough to matter. In non-rotating formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card sees essentially no play — both halves are outclassed by dedicated threats and cheaper ramp options. It's legal in Oathbreaker but faces the same ceiling there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Gutter Skulker // Gutter Shortcut is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a common box without thinking about the price. At this tier there's no meaningful value to lose, and no trajectory that makes it a financial consideration in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.