Phantom Tiger
Creature — Cat Spirit
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22264
Phantom Tiger is a 2/2 with protection from black and first strike for three mana — playable stats, but nothing that demands a deck slot. There are stronger three-drops in nearly every green strategy, and this one doesn't scale or generate value as the game goes long.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Phantom Tiger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees any real consideration is Pauper, where the common-only card pool makes first strike and protection from black more competitively meaningful. In Commander, a 2/2 for three that doesn't draw a card, generate tokens, or enable a combo line is below the power floor of the format — green has far better options at every point on the curve. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card simply can't compete at those power levels.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Phantom Tiger is deep bulk — buy it without thinking twice if a specific build calls for it. That said, there's no demand pressure to suggest it moves off the bulk floor anytime soon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.