---
name: "Abyssal Nightstalker"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Nightstalker"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "P02"
set_name: "Portal Second Age"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Sam Wood"
oracle_id: "10733767-1c97-4e2e-b02b-54bf346f6583"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abyssal-nightstalker-p02"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abyssal Nightstalker
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightstalker
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, defending player discards a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brutal Nightstalker](/printing/brutal-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
2. [Abyssal Nocturnus](/printing/abyssal-nocturnus-gpt.md) — Creature — Horror
3. [Prowling Nightstalker](/printing/prowling-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
4. [Lurking Nightstalker](/printing/lurking-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
5. [Abyssal Specter](/printing/abyssal-specter-dvd.md) — Creature — Specter
6. [Slate Street Ruffian](/printing/slate-street-ruffian-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Second Age (P02) #61
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Sam Wood
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`