Nightpack Ambusher
Creature — Wolf
Flash
Other Wolves and Werewolves you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't cast a spell this turn, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.59
- EDHREC rank
- #6830
Nightpack Ambusher puts a 2/2 Wolf on the board at the end of every turn you spend mana on instants — a relentless clock that also flash-threatens as a 4/4 itself. In Tovolar, Dire Overlord, that Wolf factory is the engine, not the bonus.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Nightpack Ambusher is the backbone of Tovolar, Dire Overlord's token-fueled Wolf army — each 2/2 it produces at end of turn counts toward Tovolar's trigger threshold and hits hard once the day-to-night flip pushes everything into Werewolf mode.
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
Nightpack Ambusher earns a slot in Voja, Jaws of the Conclave as a flash-speed Wolf that keeps feeding the board with tokens each turn, giving Voja's attack triggers more Wolves to count and more bodies to pump.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Nightpack Ambusher is a genuine role-player in any green or Simic flash-heavy build — holding up interaction every turn is exactly what those decks already want to do, and the free Wolves compound fast in a four-player game. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe play in tempo-oriented green flash shells, though the competition at four mana is steep and the token clause rewards a dedicated build rather than a splash. Legacy's card quality pushes it out of serious contention, but it's not unplayable in casual or budget lists. Oathbreaker is the sleeper format for it — a flash-and-pass game plan is trivial to execute when your spell slot is already locked in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.59 bulk tier
At $0.59, Nightpack Ambusher sits firmly in bulk territory despite being a legitimate card in multiple formats — pick up copies freely without worrying about the cost. Bulk rares with real Commander demand tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
- Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.