Hunter of Eyeblights
Creature — Elf Assassin
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you don't control.
, 
: Destroy target creature with a counter on it.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #20453
Hunter of Eyeblights enters, drops a +1/+1 counter on an opponent's creature, then immediately kills it — netting you a removal spell stapled to a 3/3 body for five mana. That's a real on-board swing, but five mana for a single target kill with no other upside means Hunter of Eyeblights earns its slot only in decks that specifically want creatures tagged with bounty counters, like Mathas, Fiend Seeker.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mathas, Fiend Seeker
Mathas, Fiend Seeker places bounty counters on opponents' creatures as a combat trigger, and Hunter of Eyeblights converts those counters directly into removal — the Hunter's enter-the-battlefield ability targets any creature that already has a +1/+1 counter, so every bounty Mathas hands out becomes a kill waiting to happen.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hunter of Eyeblights is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially zero play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for a conditional creature kill is nowhere near rate — those formats have cheaper, unconditional options in abundance. Modern is the same story: the card has never been a competitive consideration. In Commander, Hunter of Eyeblights occupies a narrow niche in counter-placement strategies, specifically Mathas, Fiend Seeker builds and any deck that regularly distributes +1/+1 counters onto opponents' creatures; outside that context, it's strictly outclassed by cheaper removal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Hunter of Eyeblights is deep bulk — no financial pressure to pick it up or move it. Demand is too narrow for the price to move meaningfully in either direction, so treat it as a freely available role-player you grab from a dollar box when building the right deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.