Shroudstomper
Creature — Elemental
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, each opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life and draw a card.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #10267
Shroudstomper blanks an opponent's entire turn of targeted interaction — countering any spell or ability that targets a permanent you control — stapled to a 6/6 trampler that demands an answer. The cost is three mana and a discard, which is real, but in Ashling, the Limitless and other explosive-permanents shells, trading a card to save your engine is almost always correct.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashling, the Limitless
Ashling, the Limitless is a lightning rod for removal, and Shroudstomper is the clean answer — pitch it to counter the exile or destroy spell, keep Ashling on board, and continue the damage-doubling engine without losing a step.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shroudstomper slots into any deck that runs one high-value permanent it can't afford to lose — the discard cost is steep enough that you won't run it in decks without a clear marquee target, but when you have one, it's a fog horn. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern have more efficient interaction and faster clocks, so Shroudstomper is too slow and narrow to see meaningful play there. In Pioneer and Standard, where the card pool is shallower and board-based permanents matter more, it's playable in dedicated protection shells but still competes against cheaper hexproof-granting options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Shroudstomper is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you need a protection piece. Bulk rares with niche Commander applications tend to stay flat, so don't expect movement, but at this price it's pure free roll.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.