
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying, vigilance, ward
Shiva's Aid — When Hraesvelgr enters and whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
"Never shall our grief be assuaged nor our loss forgotten."
5 / 5
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Combat Research
- Consider
- Astrologian's Planisphere
- Dragonologist
- The Key to the Vault
- Opt
- Iymrith, Desert Doom
- Preordain
- Fireshrieker
- Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
- Starwinder
- Slip Out the Back
- Winged Words
- Sword of the Animist
- Marang River Regent
- Shore Up
- Ponder
- Aetherize
- Bident of Thassa
- Roiling Dragonstorm
- Curiosity
- Drake Hatcher
- Transcendent Dragon
- Serum Visions
- Magic Damper
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Sword Coast Serpent
- Wayfarer's Bauble
- Enduring Curiosity
- Voracious Bibliophile
- Combat Tutorial
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Genji Glove
- Traxos, Academy Guardian
- Eel Umbra
- Hammerhead Tyrant
- Dirgur Island Dragon
- Leyline Axe
- Archmage Emeritus
- Talrand, Sky Summoner
- Archmage of Runes
- Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
- Sapphire Dragon
- Will of the Temur
- Young Blue Dragon
- Wizard's Staff
- Haughty Djinn
- Kairi, the Swirling Sky
- Draconic Lore
- Sky Diamond
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Island
- Sol Ring
- Arcane Signet
- Counterspell
- Sapphire Medallion
- Thought Vessel
- Aetherize
- Opt
- Brainstorm
- Ponder
- Pongify
- Reliquary Tower
- Preordain
- Mystic Sanctuary
- High Tide
- Consider
- Rapid Hybridization
- Mind Stone
- Combat Research
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Propaganda
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Negate
- Frantic Search
- Arcane Denial
- Reality Shift
- Archmage Emeritus
- Sky Diamond
- Wayfarer's Bauble
- Bident of Thassa
- Myriad Landscape
- Astrologian's Planisphere
- Snap
- The Key to the Vault
- Dragonologist
- Fellwar Stone
- Slip Out the Back
- Fireshrieker
- Swan Song
- Talrand, Sky Summoner
- Starwinder
- Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
- Shore Up
- Iymrith, Desert Doom
- Sword of the Animist
- Serum Visions
- Wizard Class
- Otawara, Soaring City
- Archmage of Runes
- Winged Words
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-06-06
Hraesvelgr's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
- 2025-06-06
Once a creature has been blocked, Hraesvelgr's last ability won't cause it to become unblocked.