Moonlight Geist
Creature — Spirit
Flying
: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #30217
Moonlight Geist is a 2/1 flier with first strike that costs three mana — passable stats, no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion beyond flying. There are simply better options at every point on the curve, and Moonlight Geist doesn't compensate with enough power to earn a slot in any competitive build.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Moonlight Geist is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper, where commons compete hardest for slots, a 2/1 first striker with no additional text gets outclassed by creatures that generate value on entry or impact the board immediately. In Commander, three mana for a vanilla-adjacent body is a steep ask when the format rewards resilience and card advantage. Moonlight Geist doesn't clear that bar in any of these formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Moonlight Geist is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price reflects the demand accurately, and there's no reason to expect it to climb.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.