Twilight Panther
Creature — Cat Spirit
: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #25479
Twilight Panther is a one-mana 1/2 with lifelink that can gain protection from a chosen color until end of turn by paying one white mana — cheap to cast, cheap to activate, and relevant in combat whenever a big creature needs to trade up. It's a niche role-player, not a staple, and you run it specifically because your deck rewards lifelink triggers or needs a low-to-the-ground evasion tool.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Twilight Panther is a fringe inclusion — lifelink on a one-drop is easy to trigger repeatedly, but 1/2 stats don't threaten a table, and the color-protection ability is reactive rather than proactive. Pauper is where it has the most honest case: low-to-the-ground white aggro and lifegain synergy decks can use the protection activation to push through blockers or survive combat math in ways that actually matter in 20-life games. In Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, Twilight Panther doesn't clear the bar — there are strictly better one-drops competing for the same slot at every power level. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: playable if your commander rewards lifegain triggers, otherwise cut.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Twilight Panther is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any market demand. Price stability is essentially guaranteed in that it can't go much lower, but there's no realistic ceiling event on the horizon either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.