---
name: "Cynical Loner"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Survivor"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Survival"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Miranda Meeks"
oracle_id: "9d5ff568-1c55-4757-94d0-5743ca674bab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cynical-loner-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cynical Loner
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Survivor
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Survival

## Oracle Text
This creature can't be blocked by Glimmers.
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if this creature is tapped, you may search your library for a card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.

> *"Grazie, ma no grazie. Ho chiuso con la speranza."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Glimmer Seeker](/printing/glimmer-seeker-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
2. [Glimmer Hoarder](/printing/glimmer-hoarder-ydsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
3. [Defiant Survivor](/printing/defiant-survivor-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
4. [Norin, Swift Survivalist](/printing/norin-swift-survivalist-dsk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Coward
5. [House Cartographer](/printing/house-cartographer-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Scout Survivor
6. [Cunning Survivor](/printing/cunning-survivor-hou.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #89
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Miranda Meeks
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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