Whippoorwill
Creature — Bird
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: Target creature can't be regenerated this turn. Damage that would be dealt to that creature this turn can't be prevented or dealt instead to another permanent or player. When the creature dies this turn, exile the creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Price
- $1.13
- EDHREC rank
- #26401
Whippoorwill taxes every creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, making it a persistent, low-cost deterrent against token swarms, reanimation, and blink loops. One green mana on a 1/1 is a real ask for the effect, but the cumulative pressure it generates in the right shell outweighs the fragile body.
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 Whippoorwill earns its slot — four opponents generating creatures continuously means the tax adds up fast, and it specifically punishes the format's most common strategies: reanimator, token doubling, and ETB abuse. In Legacy and Vintage it's a fringe consideration at best, since those formats move too fast for a 1/1 that doesn't impact the board the turn it lands. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer creature density that Whippoorwill can pull similar weight there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.13 cheap tier
At $1.13, Whippoorwill sits in budget-include territory — you're not gambling much on a niche piece of hate. The price is likely stable: narrow enough that demand stays low, but just unique enough in its effect that it won't crater to bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.