Stalactite Stalker (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Medium Play

Silent Strike from the Cavern Roof

Stalactite Stalker is a compact threat that rewards opportunistic play. The card Stalactite Stalker shows up as a 1 1 Goblin Rogue with Menace and an end step trigger that grows it if you descended that turn. Use it to pressure life totals and to force awkward blocks thanks to its evasive keyword. In tight black decks it fits the role of an early menace that can snowball into a larger clock when your graveyard interaction lines up.

The second ability converts that growth into reach across the board. By paying two and sacrificing Stalactite Stalker you can erase a creature proportionate to the Stalker power at sacrifice time. It is a small investment with a clean payoff against bigger bodies and token strategies. Stalactite Stalker pairs naturally with self mill effects and cards that let you discard or sacrifice permanents to trigger the descent condition reliably.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Goblin Rogue
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Menace At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Stalactite Stalker. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.) 2{B}, Sacrifice Stalactite Stalker: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is Stalactite Stalker’s power.
• Power / Toughness – 1/1