Nightstalker Engine
Creature — Nightstalker
Nightstalker Engine's power is equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.92
- EDHREC rank
- #30354
Nightstalker Engine turns every creature you sacrifice into a direct damage pulse and a new body — the effect is immediate and doesn't require setup beyond a sacrifice outlet. The four-mana cost is fair for what you get, but it only earns its slot in decks that are already sacrificing creatures constantly.
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 |
Commander is where Nightstalker Engine actually belongs — sacrifice-focused decks at the 100-card table generate enough fodder to make every trigger matter, and the incremental damage adds up over a long game. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the competition at four mana is brutal and no competitive list wants this effect at that cost. Outside Commander, Nightstalker Engine simply doesn't have a home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.92 bulk tier
At $0.92, Nightstalker Engine sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying almost nothing to try it, and that price reflects its narrow application rather than a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. It's unlikely to spike unless a new sacrifice commander pushes it into wide circulation.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.