Lurker
Creature — Beast
This creature can't be the target of spells unless it attacked or blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Dark
- Price
- $4.28
- EDHREC rank
- #30947
Lurker makes your entire team unblockable until it leaves play — a continuous evasion effect stapled to a single creature for three mana. It's a niche role-player, not a staple, but in the right go-wide or combat-centric deck it does real work.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lurker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have enough broken things happening that a three-mana enchantment creature granting pseudo-unblockability isn't competing for slots. Commander is the only format where Lurker finds a real home, specifically in decks that win through combat damage and need evasion more than pump — think token swarms or commanders that care about dealing damage to players. Oathbreaker is viable in the same way Commander is, just a smaller cardpool conversation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.28 cheap tier
At $4.28, Lurker sits at the high end of what you'd expect to pay for a narrow, older creature with limited reprint history. The price reflects scarcity more than demand, so don't expect it to climb — but if you need it, just buy it rather than waiting for a reprint that may not come.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.