Pteron Ghost
Creature — Dinosaur Spirit
Flying
Sacrifice this creature: Regenerate target artifact.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #26106
Pteron Ghost trades a card and two mana for a 1/1 flier that phases out one artifact per turn — the protection effect is marginal and the body is irrelevant. This is a bulk common for a reason; there's no competitive shell where Pteron Ghost earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pteron Ghost is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, phasing out a single artifact once per turn doesn't protect your board or disrupt opponents meaningfully enough to justify the inclusion. Pauper is the one format where commons get real consideration, but even there Pteron Ghost competes against far more efficient tempo and protection options. Across every format where it's legal, it sits at the bottom of the consideration pile.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Pteron Ghost is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. It won't hold value or appreciate, and there's no sleeper-combo angle likely to change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.