---
name: "Predatory Nightstalker"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Nightstalker"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "common"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "9d2ad65f-fba0-45e9-a5e6-bec63a9db979"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/predatory-nightstalker-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Predatory Nightstalker
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightstalker
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may have target opponent sacrifice a creature of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brutal Nightstalker](/printing/brutal-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
2. [Urborg Panther](/printing/urborg-panther-plst.md) — Creature — Nightstalker Cat
3. [Prowling Pangolin](/printing/prowling-pangolin-ons.md) — Creature — Pangolin Beast
4. [Speedbrood Stalker](/printing/speedbrood-stalker-ydft.md) — Creature — Insect Assassin
5. [Abyssal Gorestalker](/printing/abyssal-gorestalker-lci.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Ruthless Lawbringer](/printing/ruthless-lawbringer-otj.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #134
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`