Skyhunter Skirmisher
Creature — Cat Knight
Flying, double strike
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #10637
Skyhunter Skirmisher brings double strike and flying to a two-mana body — that combination turns any pump spell into a threat that ends games. Under Arahbo, Roar of the World's eminence trigger, it hits for 8 in the air before combat tricks even enter the picture.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World's eminence ability dumps +3/+3 onto Skyhunter Skirmisher for free every combat, turning a 1/1 double striker into a 4/4 that deals 8 damage in one swing — the Cat Warrior shell is basically built around exactly this math.
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Skyhunter Skirmisher's double strike and flying both export to the whole board the moment Odric, Lunarch Marshal triggers at the start of combat, making a two-mana 1/1 one of the most keyword-dense exporters in the deck.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang wants to connect with a Cat to drain life, and Skyhunter Skirmisher's evasion plus double strike means that connection happens reliably and counts twice for damage-based drain triggers.
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 |
In Commander, Skyhunter Skirmisher is a role-player rather than a generalist — it earns its slot almost exclusively in Cat tribal and keyword-soup builds where double strike and flying get amplified or exported. In Pauper, a 1/1 double striker with flying for two mana is a legitimate threat in white weenie and aura shells, where cheap evasive bodies are the whole game plan. Legacy and Vintage have it on the legality list but the power floor is too low to compete without a dedicated enabler. Skyhunter Skirmisher is not legal in Pioneer or Standard, so the format question for most players comes down to Commander or Pauper — and in both, context is everything.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Skyhunter Skirmisher is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for any cross-format demand. The price is stable at this floor and unlikely to move unless a new Cat or keyword-matters commander pushes targeted buyout interest.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.