Void Stalker
Creature — Elemental
, 
: Put this creature and target creature on top of their owners' libraries, then those players shuffle their libraries.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #24945
Void Stalker puts a threat on the bottom of its owner's library — not the graveyard, not exile, the bottom — making it one of the cleanest answers to indestructible and regenerating creatures in blue. The cost is real: two mana to activate, and you lose the body doing 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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Void Stalker fills a niche blue genuinely struggles with — permanent removal that bypasses indestructible, hexproof workarounds are harder to come by, and shuffling a threat to the bottom of a 99-card library is functionally permanent. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is brutal: Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile do the same job faster and without sacrificing a creature, so Void Stalker doesn't see meaningful play there. Modern is the same story — efficient spot removal crowds it out entirely. Commander is its home, and even there it earns a slot only when your deck specifically wants a blue creature that can double as removal.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Void Stalker is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. That price is stable; there's no demand driver that pushes it higher, but the unique effect keeps it from being worthless.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.