Aven Surveyor
Aven Surveyor: Creature - Bird Scout, Commander Legends. Flying. When this creature enters, choose one - • Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Bird Scout
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander Legends (CMR)
- Released
- 2020-11-20
- Collector number
- 57
- Artist
- David Gaillet
- Commander rank
- 22,951 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Aven Surveyor
Aven Surveyor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue creature from Commander Legends (CMR), a draft-focused set released in November 2020. It is collector number 57 in that set, with art by David Gaillet. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Fate Reforged (2015) to Commander Legends (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Flying
When this creature enters, choose one -
• Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Aven Surveyor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Aven Surveyor
Aven Surveyor has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fate Reforged (FRF) #31 | Common | 2015 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Aven Surveyor, newest first.
- If a mode requires a target and there are no legal targets available, that mode can't be chosen. You must choose another mode if able.
- You choose which mode you're using as you put the ability on the stack, after the creature has entered the battlefield. Once you've chosen a mode, you can't change that mode even if the creature leaves the battlefield in response to that ability.
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In these card lists
These card lists include Aven Surveyor.