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Nearheath Stalker

Creature — Vampire Rogue

Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#26796
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Nearheath Stalker card art
Nearheath Stalker's undying gives it built-in recursion and a +1/+1 counter on return — exactly the kind of repeatable counter production that Agatha's Soul Cauldron wants to exploit. It's a narrow card that earns its slot only in dedicated undying or counter-synergy builds.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Nearheath Stalker sees essentially no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — the rate is too low for those formats and the undying payoff requires too much scaffolding. Pauper is where it's most plausible competitively, since commons-only increases the relative value of built-in recursion, but it still needs a shell that can exploit the returning counter. In Commander, Nearheath Stalker finds its best home in undying-matters or +1/+1 counter synergy decks, where the repeated death-and-return loop generates real value over a long game.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

1 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAltar of DementiaNearheath Stalker

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAltar of DementiaNearheath Stalker

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill

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1 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarNearheath Stalker

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarNearheath Stalker

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Nearheath Stalker isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow application, it almost certainly sits at bulk or near-bulk — easy to pick up without much thought if the synergy fits.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.