---
name: "Lurking Nightstalker"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Nightstalker"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "P02"
set_name: "Portal Second Age"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "8c17f48b-467e-4953-85d0-221cef5b3bff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lurking-nightstalker-p02"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lurking Nightstalker
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightstalker
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

> *The shadows know.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Breathstealer](/printing/breathstealer-mir.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
2. [Prowling Nightstalker](/printing/prowling-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
3. [Abyssal Nightstalker](/printing/abyssal-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
4. [Nocturnal Raid](/printing/nocturnal-raid-mir.md) — Instant
5. [Charging Bandits](/printing/charging-bandits-por.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Wei Ambush Force](/printing/wei-ambush-force-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Second Age (P02) #77
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **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: `not_legal`