Lurking Nightstalker
Creature — Nightstalker
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #30683
Lurking Nightstalker is a 1/1 for two mana that grows to a 3/3 when it attacks — a payoff that requires your opponent to have no blockers or for you not to care about trading down. The setup cost is too high for the reward, and this rarely belongs in a 99.
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 |
Lurking Nightstalker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Pauper, where commons compete for slots against efficient threats, a conditional 3/3 for two mana that needs a clear path to attack doesn't clear the bar. In Commander, a 1/1 base that needs setup to become relevant is the definition of a low-priority creature in a 100-card format full of threats that don't ask for anything. Legacy and Vintage have long since moved past this power level entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Lurking Nightstalker sits firmly in bulk territory. There's no realistic demand driver that would push this above bulk pricing, so it has no meaningful financial upside.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.