Lost Soul
Creature — Spirit Minion
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals Quick Start Set
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26128
Lost Soul is a 2/1 black creature with swampwalk — it deals combat damage freely against any opponent running Swamps, but it does nothing against players who aren't. A 2/1 for three mana that blanks in the wrong matchup is simply not good enough for any competitive format.
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 |
Lost Soul is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that legality doesn't translate to playability. In Commander, swampwalk is unreliable — you need an opponent who happens to be running black, and even then a 2/1 for three mana barely registers at a four-player table. Pauper is the one format where swampwalk could theoretically matter in a dedicated mono-black aggro mirror, but Lost Soul's stats are too weak to compete even there. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it whatsoever.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available for Lost Soul, which likely reflects how rarely it changes hands. It's a bulk common in every sense — pick it up for pennies if you need it, but there's no competitive demand driving any version of this card.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.