Deep-Cavern Bat (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint Foil

Silent Strike from the Gloom

Deep-Cavern Bat slots into black aggro and disruption shells with predictable efficiency. The card name tells the role. For one and a black you get a 1 1 flyer with lifelink that also taxes an opponent by letting you inspect their hand and exile a nonland card until the bat leaves the battlefield. That exchange is straightforward and repeatable; the life gain helps stabilize against race strategies while the exile effect creates soft denial without committing your own graveyard resources.

In Lost Caverns of Ixalan decks this Bat functions as a tempo piece and a pressure tool. Cast it on an open board to threaten damage and to remove a key spell from an opponent for as long as the Bat remains in play. The interaction reads plainly in match play and rewards careful timing. Experienced pilots will use it to buy turns, protect vital pieces, and convert incremental advantage into a decisive swing.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Bat
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, lifelink. When Deep Cavern Bat enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it until Deep Cavern Bat leaves the battlefield.
• Power / Toughness – 1/1