Griffin Aerie
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #5 · Uncommon · Enchantment
Mana cost: {1}{W}
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying.
"Davin's heart swelled with a heady mix of excitement and fear. If the young griffin accepted him, he would begin his path to knighthood."
—*Skies of Ardenvale*
Illustrated by Eva Eskelinen · Released September 8, 2023
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.29 USD · €0.14 EUR
- Foil: $0.23 USD · €0.25 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 25, 2026: up $0.03 USD (11.5%) to $0.29 USD; low $0.22 USD, high $0.35 USD.
Printings
- Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales #5 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.29 USD
- The List #M21-22 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.21 USD
- Core Set 2021 #22 (M21) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.29 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-06-23 · wotc — If you haven't gained 3 life by the time your end step begins, Griffin Aerie's ability won't trigger at all.
- 2020-06-23 · wotc — You create just one Griffin token, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.
- 2020-06-23 · wotc — Griffin Aerie's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.
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