Lurking Arynx
Creature — Cat Beast
Formidable — 
: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29219
Lurking Arynx is a five-mana 3/5 with provoke and a firebreathing pump ability — playable stats, zero competitive edge. The slot almost always belongs to a creature that does more than threaten to block well.
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 |
Lurking Arynx is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in none of them. In Commander, provoke is too slow and too narrow — forcing a single creature to block doesn't scale against three opponents and a table full of indestructible or untargetable threats. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, five mana for a 3/5 with no immediate board impact doesn't clear the bar when every slot competes against format staples. Lurking Arynx is a bulk rare that happens to be legal everywhere; that's not the same as being playable anywhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Lurking Arynx sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb — provoke has never been a high-demand mechanic and nothing in the current card pool pushes it there. Pick it up for a penny bin tribal or provoke-themed novelty build; don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.