Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain: Legendary Creature - Elf Noble, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost: {B}{B}{B}
Mana value: 3
Type: Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Colour identity: Black (B)
Power / toughness: 2/3
Rarity: Rare
Set: Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released: 2026-10-02
Collector number: 86
Artist: Ryan Pancoast
Commander rank: 854 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander: Can be your commander

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About Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 86 in that set, with art by Ryan Pancoast. It costs {B}{B}{B} (three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Foundations Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.04 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

{T}, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.

Mourning shifts seamlessly to celebration as she chooses her next suitor.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.04 (as of 2026-11-03).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Ayara, First of Locthwain by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Pioneer	Legal
Modern	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Vintage	Legal
Commander	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Historic	Legal
Timeless	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Penny Dreadful	Legal

Other printings of Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Printing	Rarity	Year
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #13	Rare	2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #143	Rare	2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #143z	Rare	2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #78	Rare	2023
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #350	Rare	2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #75	Rare	2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #75p	Rare	2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #75s	Rare	2019

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Ayara, First of Locthwain.

2019-10-04 In a Two-Headed Giant game, Ayara's first ability causes the opposing team to lose 1 life twice, and you gain 1 life once.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Ayara, First of Locthwain is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa