Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
Legendary Creature — Whale Wolf
Partner with Cazur, Ruthless Stalker (When this creature enters, target player may put Cazur into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Ukkima can't be blocked.
When Ukkima leaves the battlefield, it deals X damage to target player and you gain X life, where X is its power.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $0.42
- EDHREC rank
- #8746
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow enters unblockable, drains life equal to its power on death, and comes packaged with a free Mutate trigger every time Otrimi, the Ever-Playful connects — that's a lot of text for a three-mana 3/2. The cost is real: Ukkima needs to die to deal its damage, so without a reliable sacrifice outlet or Aluren enabling free loop recursion, the payoff is a one-shot drain rather than a repeatable engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful is Ukkima, Stalking Shadow's literal partner, and the combination is the whole point — Otrimi's Mutate trigger returns Ukkima from the graveyard to hand every time Otrimi deals combat damage, turning the drain-on-death clause into a threat you can redeply every attack step.
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor rewards creatures that connect uncontested, and Ukkima, Stalking Shadow's built-in unblockability makes it one of the most reliable trigger sources in the 99 — it gets in every turn without needing evasion support from elsewhere.
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots copies triggered abilities from creatures that deal combat damage, so Ukkima, Stalking Shadow's death-drain becomes a doubled life swing whenever Felix duplicates the trigger — and unblockable means Ukkima is consistently the one making contact.
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 |
Commander is where Ukkima, Stalking Shadow actually belongs: the Partner mechanic means it always shows up alongside Otrimi, the Ever-Playful, and multiplayer life totals give the drain trigger real relevance. In Legacy and Vintage, Ukkima is technically legal but never played — a 3/2 unblockable for three is fine text, but those formats don't have room for a build-around that requires a death trigger and a Mutate partner to function. Oathbreaker could theoretically support a signature-spell-plus-Ukkima shell, but the card sees virtually no play there in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ukkima, Stalking ShadowAlurenCavern Harpy
Infinite damage; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.42 bulk tier
At $0.42, Ukkima, Stalking Shadow is deep bulk — accessible enough to slot into any Sultai Mutate or unblockable-trigger build without budget friction. Bulk rares with narrow Partner applications don't tend to spike without reprint pressure, so expect the price to stay flat unless a new commander pushes unblockable death-drain into the spotlight.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.