Shore Lurker
Creature — Merfolk Scout
Flying
When this creature enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #24781
Shore Lurker is a 3/3 for five mana with no evasion, no enters-the-battlefield effect, and no relevant keywords — it trades resources for nothing. Bulk rare status is generous; this card has no competitive home at any table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shore Lurker is legal everywhere but wanted nowhere. In Commander, a vanilla 3/3 for five is unplayable — the format's power floor demands either an immediate effect or a game-winning ceiling, and Shore Lurker offers neither. Competitive and even casual Commander tables cut cards like this before the first draft is done. In 60-card formats, a five-mana 3/3 with no text doesn't clear the bar for Standard, Pioneer, Modern, or Legacy. Pauper is the one format where vanilla creatures occasionally see play on rate, but a five-mana 3/3 is still below curve even there.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Shore Lurker sits at the floor of bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. There is no pressure to buy in, and no realistic scenario where this appreciates.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.