Aeronaut Cavalry
Creature — Human Soldier
Flying
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Soldier you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #24165
Aeronaut Cavalry gives every creature you control flying until end of turn — a mass evasion pump that can push lethal damage through a clogged board. Six mana is steep for a one-shot effect, and in most formats that cost keeps it out of serious consideration.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Aeronaut Cavalry is a fringe inclusion in go-wide white strategies that can't reliably grant evasion any other way — think token decks that flood the board but stall against flying blockers. Pauper is the format where it has the most realistic home, since the card pool for mass evasion at common is thin and a single alpha strike can close games. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, six mana for a non-permanent effect is simply unplayable when cheaper, permanent alternatives exist. Aeronaut Cavalry is a card for limited formats and budget Pauper brews, not constructed staple lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Aeronaut Cavalry sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there. There's no spike risk here — demand is too narrow for the price to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.