Mistform Stalker
Creature — Illusion
: This creature becomes the creature type of your choice until end of turn.
: This creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #29891
Mistform Stalker is a 1/1 flyer with a repeatable activated ability that changes its creature type for a turn — a narrow trick that sees real play only in decks built around Illusion tribal or type-matters synergies. The cost is a card that does almost nothing in isolation and demands a specific shell to justify the roster slot.
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 |
Mistform Stalker sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — the formats where it's legal — because a 1/1 flyer with a conditional activated ability doesn't meet the baseline efficiency those formats demand. In Commander, it lands in a narrow but real niche: Illusion tribal decks and any build leaning on creature-type synergies can use it as a cheap evasive body that shifts types on demand. Outside that specific context, Mistform Stalker is bench material.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Mistform Stalker is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It holds that price floor because demand is narrow and supply is abundant, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.