Stalactite Stalker
Creature — Goblin Rogue
Menace
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #11867
Stalactite Stalker enters as a 1/1 and grows every time an opponent discards, turning discard synergies into a legitimate combat threat without any additional mana investment. The cost is real — it does nothing in a vacuum and depends entirely on your deck building around discard, but in Zoyowa Lava-Tongue shells it pulls its weight from the first forced discard onward.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue forces opponents to discard on each of your turns, which means Stalactite Stalker picks up a +1/+1 counter on a reliable, recurring schedule — often outgrowing blockers within two or three turns without spending a single extra mana.
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 |
Stalactite Stalker is legal across every major constructed format but belongs almost exclusively in Commander, where multiplayer discard effects trigger it from multiple opponents and the longer game gives it time to accumulate counters. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the trigger rate drops sharply and a 1/1 that grows slowly competes poorly with the format's speed. Standard is technically an option in dedicated discard shells, but those rarely have the density to make Stalactite Stalker a primary payoff. Commander is the clear home — specifically any build that forces repeated, symmetrical or targeted discard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Stalactite Stalker sits firmly in bulk territory, and given its narrow home in discard-heavy Commander decks, that price is unlikely to move significantly. It's an easy include on price alone if the deck already wants it — the only cost is the deck slot.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.