Spectral Bears
Creature — Bear Spirit
Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Anthologies
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #18948
Spectral Bears is a 3/3 for two mana — that's the headline, and it's a real one. The drawback, losing the ability to block black creatures, barely registers in most metas; Ayula, Queen Among Bears wants bodies that hit hard early, and this one qualifies.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers off every Bear that enters, so Spectral Bears pulling 3/3 worth of stats on turn two means Ayula is online and distributing counters or fighting before most decks have established a board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Spectral Bears is legal in Legacy and Vintage but has never found a competitive home there — a 3/3 for two with a conditional downside simply doesn't compete with the threats those formats demand. In Commander, it earns its slot exclusively in Ayula, Queen Among Bears lists, where the Bear type matters more than raw power level and the black-blocking drawback is almost irrelevant across a four-player table. Outside of Ayula, there's no real argument for running Spectral Bears in Commander — it's a vanilla beater with a tribal condition, not a generically useful two-drop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Spectral Bears is bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough (essentially just Ayula builds) that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.