Vithian Stinger
Creature — Human Shaman
: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Unearth 
(: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #16893
Vithian Stinger is a repeatable one-damage pinger that untaps itself whenever you cast an instant or sorcery — in the right shell, that's a kill condition, not a utility creature. The three-mana body is fragile and the damage ceiling is low outside of spell-heavy or Unearth-looping synergies, so it earns its slot only in decks built around it.
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 |
Vithian Stinger sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — formats where a three-mana 0/1 pinger has to compete against far more efficient threats. Pauper is the one competitive format where it has occasionally surfaced, slotting into instant-heavy spell-matters shells where repeated untap triggers add up. Commander is its true home: Vithian Stinger goes infinite with any combination of free or cost-reducing spells and an Unearth effect, and the singleton format rewards niche engines that only need one card to close a game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Vithian Stinger is deep bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a new Commander printing pushes its combo lines into the mainstream.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.