Long River Lurker
Creature — Frog Scout
Ward 
Other Frogs you control have ward .
When this creature enters, target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Whenever that creature deals combat damage this turn, you may exile it. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #6073
Long River Lurker enters as a sizeable body and immediately mills you for cards equal to its power — free self-mill stapled to a creature is the whole pitch. Clement, the Worrywort runs it as a reliable graveyard-filler, and even Satya, Aetherflux Genius finds use copying it to stack the trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort wants the graveyard stocked fast, and Long River Lurker delivers a burst of self-mill the moment it lands — 90% of Clement decks run it for exactly that reason.
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore turns every milled frog into a free cast, so Long River Lurker's enter-the-battlefield mill trigger is essentially a draw-three that also leaves a body behind.
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Long River Lurker's mill effect feeds Glarb, Calamity's Augur's graveyard-matters plan while adding a relevant threat to the board — it slots in as quiet, consistent setup at 18% inclusion.
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 |
Long River Lurker is legal across every major format but lives almost entirely in Commander, where self-mill synergies are deepest and a single ETB trigger has time to matter. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and underpowered against the format's density — a 4-plus-mana creature that mills you isn't competing there. Standard and Legacy offer more creative room, but no dedicated self-mill archetype exists in either format right now that would want this over more efficient pieces. Commander is where Long River Lurker earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Satya, Aetherflux GeniusAurelia, the WarleaderLong River Lurker
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite combat damage; Infinite energy counters
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Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Long River Lurker is bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of if you need copies. Bulk creatures with narrow graveyard-synergy niches rarely climb unless a new commander breaks them wide open, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Clement, the Worrywort
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Glarb, Calamity's Augur
- Aurelia, the Warleader
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.