Arcbound Condor
Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Whenever another artifact you control enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #9058
Arcbound Condor is a modular payoff that turns artifact death into a growing threat — when something dies under Glissa, the Traitor, the Condor can absorb those counters and keep snowballing. The cost is a five-mana 1/1 with flying, which means you're betting entirely on the engine, not the body; Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight and similar counter-synergy commanders justify that bet, most others don't.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Glissa, the Traitor
Glissa, the Traitor kills opposing creatures on contact, which means a steady stream of modular triggers for Arcbound Condor — every first-strike kill can grow the Condor before blockers are even declared.
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter generates Treasure tokens that can be sacrificed on command, giving Arcbound Condor a reliable source of modular triggers without needing combat at all.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Arcbound Condor earns its slot exclusively in artifact-heavy or +1/+1 counter decks where modular triggers are plentiful — outside that niche, a five-mana 1/1 flier does nothing. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but irrelevant; Arcbound Ravager exists, and no competitive shell wants Arcbound Condor over it. Modern affinity strategies have long since moved past this card for the same reason. Oathbreaker is legal but the same narrow caveat applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAshnod's AltarArcbound Condor
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerArcbound Condor
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightArcbound RavagerArcbound Condor
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures; Draw the game
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarArcbound Condor
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightCarrion FeederArcbound Condor
Infinite ETB; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers
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Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Arcbound Condor is bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for the modular text. Price this stable; it has no demand outside fringe Commander applications and no competitive format pulling copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Glissa, the Traitor
- Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
- Ashnod's Altar
- Viscera Seer
- Arcbound Ravager
- Phyrexian Altar
- Carrion Feeder
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.