Night Scythe
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying
Invasion Beams — When this Vehicle enters, create a 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature token.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13105
Night Scythe puts a Vampire token into play attacking when it enters — that's immediate board presence stapled to a 3/2 flying first strike body for five mana. The rate is too slow for most competitive tables, but in dedicated Vampire tribal or token-doubler shells it pulls its weight.
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 |
Night Scythe is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the relevant conversation begins and ends — it's nowhere near playable in Legacy or Vintage. In Commander, Night Scythe earns a slot almost exclusively in Vampire tribal decks that want both an evasive attacker and a token producer on one card, especially alongside anthem effects or aristocrats payoffs. Five mana is a real ask in a format where the average curve is already crowded, so it needs to be doing double or triple duty to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Night Scythe isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow tribal application and lack of competitive demand, expect a bulk-rare price point.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.