Steppe Lynx
Creature — Cat
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #20759
Steppe Lynx hits like a 4/5 on turn two in a fetchland-heavy shell, which is a genuinely alarming rate for one mana. The catch is that the pump is fleeting — no land drop, no teeth — so it needs a deck built around feeding it, not just a slot in any white aggro list.
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 Legacy and Vintage Zubera-style aggressive white builds, Steppe Lynx is a legitimate threat thanks to the density of fetchlands available, but it still competes in a crowded one-drop slot and rarely makes the cut over more consistent pressure. Modern is where the card earned its reputation — Landfall-fueled aggressive decks can trigger it twice in a turn with fetch-into-shock sequencing, making it a legitimate two-turn clock. In Pauper it's legal but the fetchland infrastructure isn't there, which deflates the ceiling considerably and leaves it as a mediocre beater. Commander is the worst home: Steppe Lynx is a voltron-hostile 1/2 with no guaranteed triggers, and even dedicated landfall builds prefer creatures that generate lasting board presence.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Steppe Lynx is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a playset without thinking about it. It holds that floor comfortably given its Modern-legal status, but there's no upward pressure; supply is plentiful and the card has never been a chase piece.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.