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Weftstalker Ardent

Creature — Drix Artificer

Whenever another creature or artifact you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Warp {R} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Edge of Eternities
Price
$0.93
EDHREC rank
#1843
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Weftstalker Ardent card art
Weftstalker Ardent puts immediate pressure on the board and generates value the turn it enters, making it a staple in decks that want to connect with combat damage repeatedly. The cost is real — it asks you to build around it — but Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Jaws, Relentless Predator both give it exactly the engine it needs to pay off.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Jaws, Relentless Predator

Jaws, Relentless Predator

76.7% of decks · synergy 0.68

Jaws, Relentless Predator is the premier home for Weftstalker Ardent — Jaws rewards repeated combat damage triggers, and Weftstalker Ardent is built to deliver exactly that every turn it attacks.

02
Norin the Wary

Norin the Wary

65.3% of decks · synergy 0.56

Norin the Wary runs Weftstalker Ardent to exploit the enters-the-battlefield loops Norin generates, turning each flicker-like exile and return into incremental advantage without ever needing to connect in combat.

03
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

56.2% of decks · synergy 0.47

Ragost, Deft Gastronaut wants bodies that pull double duty, and Weftstalker Ardent fits cleanly into the value chain Ragost assembles through accumulated small advantages over a long game.

04
Kediss, Emberclaw FamiliarMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

49.1% of decks · synergy 0.46

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs Weftstalker Ardent because Malcolm's treasure-on-connection payoff scales directly with evasive attackers, and Weftstalker Ardent's ability to slip through defenses makes it a reliable trigger source.

05
Zinnia, Valley's Voice

Zinnia, Valley's Voice

32.6% of decks · synergy 0.30

Zinnia, Valley's Voice picks up Weftstalker Ardent for its synergy with the go-wide, anthem-style gameplan Zinnia enables, where even a modestly statted creature that generates value on attack earns its slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Weftstalker Ardent is legal across every major constructed format but finds its clearest home in Commander, where the multiplayer combat step and synergy-dense builds give it the most room to operate. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Legacy, it sits well below the power threshold — three mana for a creature that needs support to shine doesn't cut it when the format demands self-sufficiency by turn two. Pioneer and Standard give it more breathing room if a dedicated shell exists, but it's a build-around that only rewards you when the deck is constructed around it. Commander is where Weftstalker Ardent actually becomes dangerous.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.93 bulk tier

At $0.93, Weftstalker Ardent sits at the top edge of bulk pricing — cheap enough to grab without hesitation, but not so deeply buried that supply is infinite. If it sees wider Commander adoption in Jaws or Malcolm builds, that price can move fast on a card with a small print run, so picking up copies now is the sensible call.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.