Hyalopterous Lemure
Creature — Spirit
: This creature gets -1/-0 and gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #26610
Hyalopterous Lemure is a 4/3 flyer for five mana that can repeatedly shrink itself to gain protection from non-black — a defensive trick that costs you power each time and never recovers. Jaws of Defeat names it directly, and that card exists mainly as trivia; the Lemure itself is a bulk rare whose ceiling is nostalgia.
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 |
Hyalopterous Lemure is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it's not even eligible by rarity, and in Legacy and Vintage the competition at five mana is so far ahead that the Lemure never sees a deck. Commander is theoretically its best home — five mana for a 4/3 flyer with a marginal protection ability still isn't close to the bar for a 100-card singleton format where every slot competes against years of power creep. There is no shell where Hyalopterous Lemure is the correct inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Hyalopterous LemureJaws of Defeat
Target opponent loses the game; Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Hyalopterous Lemure sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its play value accurately. Demand isn't coming — this is a stable bulk card you'll find in a bargain bin, not one that recovers.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.