Griffin Aerie

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Griffin Aerie: Enchantment, Core Set 2021. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{W}
Mana value
2
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Core Set 2021 (M21)
Released
2020-07-03
Collector number
22
Artist
Milivoj Ćeran
Commander rank
5,199 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Griffin Aerie

Griffin Aerie is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white enchantment from Core Set 2021 (M21), a core set released in July 2020. It is collector number 22 in that set, with art by Milivoj Ćeran. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Core Set 2021 (2020) to Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying.

When griffins started nesting atop the northern tower, the castellan worried they'd be a nuisance. Instead, they took the entire castle under their protection.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Griffin Aerie by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Griffin Aerie

Griffin Aerie has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #5Uncommon2023
The List (PLST) #M21-22Uncommon2023

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Griffin Aerie, newest first.

  • If you haven't gained 3 life by the time your end step begins, Griffin Aerie's ability won't trigger at all.
  • You create just one Griffin token, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.
  • Griffin Aerie's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Griffin Aerie is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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