Prowler, Misguided Mentor
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Prowler can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
Whenever Prowler deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Eternal
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #20071
Prowler, Misguided Mentor lands as a cheap, evasive threat that draws cards on combat damage — the exact engine Miles Morales decks want on the table as early as possible. The cost is real: it demands a dedicated Spider or Miles-adjacent shell to do anything meaningful, and it's a blank in generic creature builds.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Miles Morales
Miles Morales decks include Prowler, Misguided Mentor at nearly a 19% rate because it doubles down on the deck's core loop — deal combat damage, draw cards, snowball — while reinforcing the Spider tribal identity that Miles rewards.
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 |
Prowler, Misguided Mentor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it realistically sees play. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient threats and draw engines, so Prowler doesn't compete there. In Commander, it slots cleanly into Miles Morales and Spider-tribal builds, where the card advantage on combat damage compounds over a long game. Outside that niche, it's too low-impact to earn a seat in a 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Prowler, Misguided Mentor sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk rares tied to a single niche commander don't typically climb unless that commander breaks into mainstream competitive EDH, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Miles Morales
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.