Shadow Stinger
Creature — Vampire Rogue
Tap another untapped Rogue you control: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills three cards. (They put the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22204
Shadow Stinger puts a flying deathtouch body on the board that trades up with anything it blocks and threatens to connect in the air. Two mana for a 1/1 is a weak rate, so you're here for the keyword combination, not the stats.
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, Shadow Stinger fits niche deathtouch-tribal or aristocrats shells where flying evasion matters for getting damage through to players. Competitive formats have no use for it — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have cheaper, more impactful deathtouch creatures that don't ask you to spend two mana on a 1/1. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: fine role-player in the right shell, invisible everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Shadow Stinger is deep bulk — you're not paying for it, you're finding it in a trade binder. No price pressure is coming for a two-mana 1/1 with no combo application, so it stays at this tier.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.