Misthollow Griffin

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Misthollow Griffin: Creature - Griffin, Avacyn Restored. Flying. You may cast this card from exile. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Griffin
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Avacyn Restored (AVR)
Released
2012-05-04
Collector number
68
Artist
Jaime Jones
Commander rank
8,573 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Misthollow Griffin

Misthollow Griffin is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue creature from Avacyn Restored (AVR), an expansion set released in May 2012. It is collector number 68 in that set, with art by Jaime Jones. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

You may cast this card from exile.

For some creatures, existing is only a whim.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.67 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

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

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Misthollow Griffin

Misthollow Griffin has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #AVR-68Mythic2020

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Misthollow Griffin, newest first.

  • Misthollow Griffin's ability doesn't change when you can cast creature spells: when you have priority during your main phase when the stack is empty.
  • You must still pay Misthollow Griffin's mana cost when you cast it from exile.
  • Misthollow Griffin doesn't have an ability that exiles itself. Some other effect will be needed to get the card into exile.
  • Misthollow Griffin can also be cast from a player's hand.

Similar cards

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