Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix: Artifact Creature - Bird, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Flying, deathtouch When this creature enters, draw a card. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Bird
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
- Released
- 2024-04-19
- Collector number
- 215
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Keywords
- Deathtouch, Flying
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About Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and black artifact creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 215 in that set, with art by Nils Hamm. It costs {U}{B} (one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 18 sets, from Planechase 2012 (2012) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Its beak rends flesh and bone, exposing the tender marrow of dream.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.68 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Baleful Strix by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix has been printed in 18 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #E01-80 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #209 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #330 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #88 | Common | 2026 |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #318 | Rare | 2025 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #86 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #200 | Rare | 2024 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #120 | Rare | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #143 | Rare | 2022 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #177 | Rare | 2021 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #191 | Rare | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #PCA-82 | Uncommon | 2019 |
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