Nightsquad Commando
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26058
Nightsquad Commando enters as a 2/2, and if you've attacked with another Soldier this turn it enters as a 3/3 and draws a card — that's a real rate for three mana. The card-draw clause is the whole reason to run it; without a Soldier-dense shell, it's just a vanilla body.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nightsquad Commando is a Commander card first — specifically a Soldier tribal card, where commanders like Myrel, Shield of Argive or Prava of the Steel Legion can reliably trigger its bonus every turn of a combat-focused game. In Pauper it's a legitimate roleplayer; Soldier synergies exist at common, and a three-mana 3/3 that replaces itself is above the format's rate floor when the condition is met. Modern and Pioneer have the card pool to meet the Soldier attack trigger consistently, but neither format is hungry for this effect at three mana when stronger options exist. Legacy and Vintage have no interest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Nightsquad Commando is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for the price of a gumball. Bulk commons with narrow tribal conditions don't appreciate, so treat it as a free inclusion in the right deck rather than anything to stock up on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.