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Gwaihir the Windlord
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Gwaihir the Windlord

{4}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Bird Noble

This spell costs {2} less to cast as long as you've drawn two or more cards this turn.

Flying, vigilance

Other Birds you control have vigilance.

There came Gwaihir the Windlord, greatest of all the Eagles of the North, mightiest of the descendants of old Thorondor.

4 / 4

FlyingVigilance
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR #210)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
6
Released
2023-06-23
Artist
Axel Sauerwald
EDHREC rank
#6,660
Colour identity
{U}{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.27
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Empyrean Eagle 83 %+73.8 %
  2. Warden of Evos Isle 75 %+69.1 %
  3. Watcher of the Spheres 72 %+65.9 %
  4. Kastral, the Windcrested 65 %+64.2 %
  5. Kangee, Sky Warden 66 %+61.5 %
  6. Favorable Winds 67 %+61.3 %
  7. Winged Words 65 %+60.4 %
  8. Soulcatchers' Aerie 61 %+58.6 %
  9. Healer's Hawk 59 %+55.7 %
  10. The Lord of the Eagles 58 %+55.2 %
  11. Dazzling Denial 58 %+54.7 %
  12. Airborne Aid 57 %+54.4 %
  13. Meneldor, Swift Savior 52 %+51.0 %
  14. Murmuration 54 %+50.9 %
  15. Migratory Route 53 %+49.9 %
  16. Jubilant Skybonder 54 %+48.9 %
  17. Wingmate Roc 51 %+48.9 %
  18. Steel-Plume Marshal 52 %+48.0 %
  19. Lofty Denial 50 %+47.0 %
  20. Judge's Familiar 50 %+46.3 %
  21. Jackdaw Savior 50 %+46.3 %
  22. Battlefield Raptor 48 %+45.8 %
  23. Cartographer's Hawk 50 %+45.4 %
  24. Rally of Wings 47 %+44.3 %
  25. Aerial Assault 44 %+43.4 %
  26. The Eagles Are Coming! 46 %+43.2 %
  27. Old Thrush 44 %+42.5 %
  28. Eagle of the Great Shelf 43 %+42.0 %
  29. Eagles of the North 43 %+41.7 %
  30. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 44 %+40.6 %
  31. Gravitational Shift 43 %+39.7 %
  32. Path of Ancestry 53 %+38.7 %
  33. Deluge 40 %+38.2 %
  34. Herald's Horn 42 %+38.0 %
  35. Scouting Hawk 40 %+38.0 %
  36. Kangee's Lieutenant 41 %+37.9 %
  37. Soulcatcher 38 %+36.9 %
  38. Battle Screech 38 %+36.7 %
  39. Eagle of Deliverance 37 %+36.1 %
  40. Skycat Sovereign 39 %+35.0 %
  41. Ithilien Kingfisher 35 %+34.4 %
  42. Distant Melody 39 %+34.3 %
  43. Windbrisk Raptor 34 %+33.4 %
  44. Reflections of Littjara 36 %+33.0 %
  45. Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles 33 %+32.1 %
  46. Shrike Force 35 %+32.1 %
  47. Vanquisher's Banner 34 %+31.7 %
  48. Aven Mindcensor 39 %+31.6 %
  49. Emeria Angel 34 %+31.0 %
  50. Seaside Haven 33 %+31.0 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 98 %+2.5 %
  2. Plains 98 %+2.8 %
  3. Empyrean Eagle 83 %+73.8 %
  4. Command Tower 75 %-9.8 %
  5. Warden of Evos Isle 75 %+69.1 %
  6. Sol Ring 74 %-11.5 %
  7. Watcher of the Spheres 72 %+65.9 %
  8. Arcane Signet 71 %-11.5 %
  9. Favorable Winds 67 %+61.3 %
  10. Kangee, Sky Warden 66 %+61.5 %
  11. Kastral, the Windcrested 65 %+64.2 %
  12. Winged Words 65 %+60.4 %
  13. Soulcatchers' Aerie 61 %+58.6 %
  14. Prairie Stream 60 %-5.4 %
  15. Healer's Hawk 59 %+55.7 %
  16. The Lord of the Eagles 58 %+55.2 %
  17. Dazzling Denial 58 %+54.7 %
  18. Airborne Aid 57 %+54.4 %
  19. Glacial Fortress 56 %-8.5 %
  20. Murmuration 54 %+50.9 %
  21. Jubilant Skybonder 54 %+48.9 %
  22. Swords to Plowshares 53 %-15.1 %
  23. Migratory Route 53 %+49.9 %
  24. Path of Ancestry 53 %+38.7 %
  25. Meneldor, Swift Savior 52 %+51.0 %
  26. Steel-Plume Marshal 52 %+48.0 %
  27. Wingmate Roc 51 %+48.9 %
  28. Lofty Denial 50 %+47.0 %
  29. Jackdaw Savior 50 %+46.3 %
  30. Judge's Familiar 50 %+46.3 %
  31. Cartographer's Hawk 50 %+45.4 %
  32. Path to Exile 48 %-5.7 %
  33. Battlefield Raptor 48 %+45.8 %
  34. Rally of Wings 47 %+44.3 %
  35. The Eagles Are Coming! 46 %+43.2 %
  36. Port Town 46 %-0.2 %
  37. Counterspell 44 %-9.4 %
  38. Aerial Assault 44 %+43.4 %
  39. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 44 %+40.6 %
  40. Old Thrush 44 %+42.5 %
  41. Reliquary Tower 44 %-5.0 %
  42. Gravitational Shift 43 %+39.7 %
  43. Eagle of the Great Shelf 43 %+42.0 %
  44. Azorius Signet 43 %-12.7 %
  45. Eagles of the North 43 %+41.7 %
  46. Tranquil Cove 42 %+23.5 %
  47. Temple of Enlightenment 42 %+5.4 %
  48. Herald's Horn 42 %+38.0 %
  49. Kangee's Lieutenant 41 %+37.9 %
  50. Deluge 40 %+38.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗
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