Lightstall Inquisitor
Creature — Angel Wizard
Vigilance
When this creature enters, each opponent exiles a card from their hand and may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Each spell cast this way costs 
more to cast. Each land played this way enters tapped.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities Promos
- Price
- $0.75
- EDHREC rank
- #10459
Lightstall Inquisitor puts a relevant body on the board that taxes your opponents' life totals every time another Angel enters — the value accrues fast in the right shell. Giada, Font of Hope decks are the natural home: Angel tribal density is already there, and the Inquisitor rewards you for doing exactly what you were already doing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope wants every Angel that pulls double duty, and Lightstall Inquisitor delivers — each subsequent Angel that hits the battlefield becomes a free drain trigger, turning Giada's go-wide angel swarm into incremental life loss that closes games without swinging.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lightstall Inquisitor is a role-player, not a headliner — it belongs in Angel-tribal builds where the trigger fires multiple times per turn cycle and the cumulative life drain becomes a legitimate closing mechanism. Competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer have little interest: the effect is too slow and too dependent on board state to compete with linear strategies. Standard gives it the most room to breathe outside Commander, but only in a dedicated Angel shell where the density of triggers justifies the slot. Legacy and Vintage have far too much going on for Lightstall Inquisitor to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.75 bulk tier
At $0.75, Lightstall Inquisitor sits comfortably in bulk territory — cheap enough to pick up without a second thought for any Angel build. Bulk rares with narrow tribal conditions rarely climb unless the tribe breaks into a competitive format, so treat this as a stable, low-cost include rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.