Urborg Stalker
Creature — Horror
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player controls a nonblack, nonland permanent, this creature deals 1 damage to that player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.72
- EDHREC rank
- #27980
Urborg Stalker drains each opponent who controls a swamp or non-basic land at the start of your upkeep — in Commander, that's a guaranteed three life lost per turn from almost every opponent at the table. Four mana for a 2/4 is a real cost, but the passive drain clock it runs is near-universal in a format where non-basics are the default.
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 |
Urborg Stalker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where it's remotely worth discussing. In Legacy and Vintage, a four-mana 2/4 with a conditional drain trigger competes against formats where games end before it matters. Commander is where Urborg Stalker finds its niche: non-basic lands are ubiquitous, opponents rarely have all basics, and a drain trigger that fires three times per turn cycle adds up faster than opponents expect. In Oathbreaker the same logic applies at a smaller table scale, though the format's faster pace cuts into the number of turns it gets to tick.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.72 bulk tier
At $0.72, Urborg Stalker is firmly bulk — low entry cost for a niche effect that won't break any budget. It's a casual-Commander staple that's unlikely to spike, so there's no urgency to buy in or hold copies.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.