Slith Strider
Creature — Slith
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, draw a card.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #27075
Slith Strider is a 1/1 for three mana that grows only when it connects unblocked — a fragile condition that rarely pays off past the first swing. The draw-on-damage rider sounds appealing, but three mana for a 1/1 with no evasion is a losing proposition in almost every format.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Slith Strider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially zero competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the dream is a Voltron or unblockable-matters shell where the card draw stacks up over multiple combats, but three mana for a 1/1 with no built-in evasion means it gets chump-blocked on turn three and sits irrelevant the rest of the game. Legacy and Vintage have so many efficient threats that Slith Strider never makes the cut. Modern has long since outpaced anything this slow and fragile.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Slith Strider is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. That price reflects demand accurately, and there's no reason to expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.