Skystinger
Creature — Insect Warrior
Reach
Whenever this creature blocks a creature with flying, this creature gets +5/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #19999
Skystinger is a 2/1 flyer for three mana with a tap ability that deals 1 damage — a rate that was unimpressive in Limited and is simply unplayable in Constructed. Nothing about its stats or ability clears the bar for any format where better options exist.
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 |
Skystinger is legal everywhere but wanted nowhere. In Commander, a 2/1 for three that pings for 1 on tap competes against evasive creatures that either close games or generate value, and Skystinger does neither at meaningful scale. In Pauper, where commons are judged harshly on rate, three mana for a 2/1 flyer with a slow, minimal damage ability is well below the format's baseline. Across Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, Skystinger never registers as a consideration — the formats move too fast and demand too much.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Skystinger is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box and rarely leaves it. There is no realistic demand driver that would change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.