Empyrean Eagle
Empyrean Eagle: Creature - Bird Spirit, Starter Commander Decks. Flying Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Bird Spirit
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
- Released
- 2022-12-02
- Collector number
- 226
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Empyrean Eagle
Empyrean Eagle is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and blue creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 226 in that set, with art by Jason A. Engle. It costs {1}{W}{U} (one generic, one white and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flying
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.
All the birds of the skies are the spirit's brood, gathered for safety under its wings.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Empyrean Eagle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Empyrean Eagle
Empyrean Eagle has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #239 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #M20-208 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #85 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) #208 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Empyrean Eagle.
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to other creatures you control with flying may become lethal if Empyrean Eagle leaves the battlefield during that turn.
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