Canopy Stalker
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Core Set 2021M21 · #175
- Card type
- Creature — Cat
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.07 € · ★ 0.05 € · 0.24 $ · ★ 0.35 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Green
Card text
This creature must be blocked if able. When this creature dies, you gain 1 life for each creature that died this turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Ilse Gort
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2020-07-03
Flavour text
The forest's cover offers shade, shelter, and an increased risk of sudden death.
Rulings
Canopy Stalker's triggered ability counts itself, as well as any other creatures that die before the triggered ability resolves.
If each creature the defending player controls can't block for any reason (such as being tapped), then Canopy Stalker isn't blocked. If there's a cost associated with blocking Canopy Stalker, the defending player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to be blocked in that case either.
If your life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time that Canopy Stalker is dealt lethal damage, you lose the game before its last ability goes on the stack.
Only one creature is required to block Canopy Stalker. Other creatures may also block it, and are free to block other creatures or not block at all.
The defending player, not you, chooses which creature blocks Canopy Stalker.