Throatseeker
Creature — Vampire Ninja
Unblocked attacking Ninjas you control have lifelink.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9908
Throatseeker turns every unblocked creature into a poison delivery system, bypassing life totals entirely and forcing opponents to respect your board or die to infect without you ever needing a combat trick. The cost is real — you're building around a win condition that loses to graveyard hate and requires a critical mass of evasion — but in the right shell, Splinter, Radical Rat decks chief among them, Throatseeker closes games that would otherwise stall out.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
Splinter, Radical Rat already wants to connect with opponents repeatedly, and Throatseeker converts every successful attack into a poison counter, making the infect clock an inevitability rather than an afterthought — 40% of Splinter builds run it for exactly this reason.
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 |
Commander is where Throatseeker earns its keep: 40 life totals make traditional damage strategies grind, but infect's ten-counter threshold is fixed regardless of starting life, so Throatseeker compresses the game in ways raw power can't. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but outclassed — dedicated infect lists have faster, more redundant options and rarely need a three-mana enchantment to enable the plan. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander, and decks with an infect-adjacent signature spell could find Throatseeker worth a slot, though the 20-life format softens its edge somewhat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Throatseeker isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. Given its narrow application outside of infect-specific Commander builds, it's unlikely to command a premium — pick it up if you see it cheap.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Splinter, Radical Rat
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.