---
name: "Breathstealer"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Nightstalker"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "109"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cliff Nielsen"
oracle_id: "17d18e2f-2d8d-449e-9356-a7351bf0f8c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/breathstealer-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lurking Nightstalker](/printing/lurking-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
2. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Nakaya Shade](/printing/nakaya-shade-pcy.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Nantuko Shade](/printing/nantuko-shade-tor.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
5. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #109
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cliff Nielsen
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `legal`