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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 #661)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
6
Released
2023-11-03
Artist
Axel Sauerwald
EDHREC rank
#6,713
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 0.06
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 %+73.7 %
  2. Warden of Evos Isle 75 %+68.5 %
  3. Watcher of the Spheres 72 %+65.7 %
  4. Kastral, the Windcrested 66 %+64.9 %
  5. Kangee, Sky Warden 66 %+61.4 %
  6. Favorable Winds 67 %+61.3 %
  7. Winged Words 64 %+59.9 %
  8. The Lord of the Eagles 60 %+56.9 %
  9. Soulcatchers' Aerie 59 %+56.9 %
  10. Healer's Hawk 59 %+56.0 %
  11. Airborne Aid 57 %+54.6 %
  12. Dazzling Denial 57 %+54.0 %
  13. Meneldor, Swift Savior 53 %+51.6 %
  14. Murmuration 54 %+51.1 %
  15. Jubilant Skybonder 54 %+49.0 %
  16. Migratory Route 51 %+48.5 %
  17. Wingmate Roc 50 %+48.4 %
  18. Steel-Plume Marshal 52 %+48.3 %
  19. Lofty Denial 50 %+47.0 %
  20. Judge's Familiar 50 %+46.3 %
  21. Jackdaw Savior 49 %+45.8 %
  22. Cartographer's Hawk 49 %+45.4 %
  23. Battlefield Raptor 47 %+44.8 %
  24. Aerial Assault 45 %+44.1 %
  25. Rally of Wings 47 %+43.9 %
  26. The Eagles Are Coming! 46 %+43.2 %
  27. Eagle of the Great Shelf 44 %+42.7 %
  28. Eagles of the North 43 %+42.3 %
  29. Old Thrush 42 %+40.6 %
  30. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 44 %+40.5 %
  31. Gravitational Shift 43 %+39.6 %
  32. Path of Ancestry 53 %+38.8 %
  33. Deluge 40 %+38.2 %
  34. Scouting Hawk 40 %+38.1 %
  35. Herald's Horn 41 %+37.1 %
  36. Soulcatcher 38 %+36.7 %
  37. Eagle of Deliverance 38 %+36.6 %
  38. Kangee's Lieutenant 39 %+36.3 %
  39. Battle Screech 37 %+35.8 %
  40. Distant Melody 39 %+34.9 %
  41. Skycat Sovereign 38 %+34.4 %
  42. Ithilien Kingfisher 34 %+33.9 %
  43. Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles 33 %+33.1 %
  44. Windbrisk Raptor 34 %+33.0 %
  45. Reflections of Littjara 35 %+32.4 %
  46. Shrike Force 34 %+31.3 %
  47. Aven Mindcensor 38 %+30.9 %
  48. Vanquisher's Banner 33 %+30.6 %
  49. Seaside Haven 32 %+30.4 %
  50. Reconnaissance Mission 36 %+30.2 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 98 %+3.0 %
  2. Island 98 %+2.7 %
  3. Empyrean Eagle 83 %+73.7 %
  4. Command Tower 76 %-9.3 %
  5. Sol Ring 75 %-10.7 %
  6. Warden of Evos Isle 75 %+68.5 %
  7. Arcane Signet 72 %-10.5 %
  8. Watcher of the Spheres 72 %+65.7 %
  9. Favorable Winds 67 %+61.3 %
  10. Kastral, the Windcrested 66 %+64.9 %
  11. Kangee, Sky Warden 66 %+61.4 %
  12. Winged Words 64 %+59.9 %
  13. Prairie Stream 61 %-4.8 %
  14. The Lord of the Eagles 60 %+56.9 %
  15. Soulcatchers' Aerie 59 %+56.9 %
  16. Healer's Hawk 59 %+56.0 %
  17. Dazzling Denial 57 %+54.0 %
  18. Airborne Aid 57 %+54.6 %
  19. Glacial Fortress 56 %-8.9 %
  20. Murmuration 54 %+51.1 %
  21. Jubilant Skybonder 54 %+49.0 %
  22. Swords to Plowshares 54 %-14.6 %
  23. Meneldor, Swift Savior 53 %+51.6 %
  24. Path of Ancestry 53 %+38.8 %
  25. Steel-Plume Marshal 52 %+48.3 %
  26. Migratory Route 51 %+48.5 %
  27. Wingmate Roc 50 %+48.4 %
  28. Lofty Denial 50 %+47.0 %
  29. Judge's Familiar 50 %+46.3 %
  30. Cartographer's Hawk 49 %+45.4 %
  31. Jackdaw Savior 49 %+45.8 %
  32. Path to Exile 48 %-5.7 %
  33. Rally of Wings 47 %+43.9 %
  34. Port Town 47 %+0.6 %
  35. Battlefield Raptor 47 %+44.8 %
  36. The Eagles Are Coming! 46 %+43.2 %
  37. Aerial Assault 45 %+44.1 %
  38. Counterspell 44 %-9.8 %
  39. Azorius Signet 44 %-11.2 %
  40. Eagle of the Great Shelf 44 %+42.7 %
  41. Reliquary Tower 44 %-5.0 %
  42. Esior, Wardwing Familiar 44 %+40.5 %
  43. Eagles of the North 43 %+42.3 %
  44. Gravitational Shift 43 %+39.6 %
  45. Old Thrush 42 %+40.6 %
  46. Tranquil Cove 41 %+23.2 %
  47. Herald's Horn 41 %+37.1 %
  48. Temple of Enlightenment 41 %+4.1 %
  49. Deluge 40 %+38.2 %
  50. Scouting Hawk 40 %+38.1 %

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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