Pale Rider of Trostad
Creature — Spirit
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
When this creature enters, discard a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25283
Pale Rider of Trostad is a 3/1 with skulk for two mana — evasion stapled onto a body that punches above its cost in aggressive builds. The discard-a-card clause to activate skulk is the real price, and whether that's a tax or a feature depends entirely on whether your deck wants to feed the graveyard.
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, Pale Rider of Trostad is a niche role-player in discard-matters or graveyard-value decks — Stitcher Geralf, Wilhelt the Rotcleaver, or Syr Konrad, the Grim are the shells where pitching a card to connect with a 3/1 actually generates upside. In Modern and Pioneer, it's outclassed by nearly everything at the two-drop slot, but a fringe madness package could make the discard clause relevant. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the power ceiling is too low for formats where turn-one plays end games. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: synergy-dependent, not broadly playable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Pale Rider of Trostad is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it on a market. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciably move unless a new mechanic or commander creates sudden demand, so treat it as a free inclusion if the synergy is there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.