Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker
Creature — Jackal Warrior // Creature — Phyrexian Jackal
Trample
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Transform this creature. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11302
Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker is a two-mana threat that transforms into a trampling, proliferating menace the moment you start casting instants and sorceries — the front face snowballs fast, and the back face closes games. Narset, Enlightened Exile decks in particular treat it as a near-auto-include because copying spells off attacks is exactly what the Spellstalker side was built to exploit.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
Narset, Enlightened Exile's attack trigger copies noncreature spells, and Gitaxian Spellstalker's own attack trigger proliferates and copies a spell you've cast — stack these in the same turn and the card-advantage engine runs at double speed, making Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker one of the most natural inclusions in Narset's 99.
Bria, Riptide Rogue
Bria, Riptide Rogue rewards you for casting spells on opponents' turns, and Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker's front face grows off every instant you flash in — the two cards share a gameplan of spells-matter aggression so tightly that Bria decks include it at nearly a 19% rate.
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Balmor, Battlemage Captain pumps your creatures for each instant or sorcery you cast, so Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker starts wide on turn two and becomes a massive trample threat by mid-combat — it's a linear fit that Balmor decks have embraced at an 18% clip.
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, Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker earns its slot in any Izzet or Jeskai spells-matter shell — a two-drop that scales into a trample-and-proliferate finisher is exactly the kind of card those decks want at every stage of the game. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes in tempo and prowess strategies where the front face can close quickly in a spell-dense shell, though it faces stiffer competition from dedicated one-drops and more efficiently statted threats. Legacy and Vintage have too many broken options for a two-mana creature to matter much, but the card is legal and could find a niche in brewer's lists. Oathbreaker is the other home worth watching — the compressed game length means the Spellstalker back face can come online early and run away with games before opponents stabilize.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Khenra Spellspear // Gitaxian Spellstalker is deep bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares with this level of Commander adoption rarely spike dramatically, but the card earns its place on power alone, not price pressure.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.