Aven Cloudchaser
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature enters, destroy target enchantment.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20722
Aven Cloudchaser enters and destroys an enchantment or artifact — useful work, but a 2/2 flyer for four mana is a steep price for a one-shot answer. Cheaper, repeatable options exist at every budget, so Aven Cloudchaser earns a slot only when you're deliberately playing at a low power level or doubling up on enters-the-battlefield triggers.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Aven Cloudchaser is outclassed by nearly every enchantment or artifact answer in white — Disenchant costs two mana, and Conclave Tribunal hits anything. Pauper is its best home, where the commons-only card pool is narrower and the enter-the-battlefield trigger on a flying body has more relative value. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but irrelevant — the formats are too fast and powerful for a four-mana 2/2 to matter. Aven Cloudchaser is a beginner-set card, and that context is where it actually fits.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Aven Cloudchaser is deep bulk — you'll find it in dollar boxes and bulk lots without looking hard. The price is unlikely to move in either direction; there's no demand driver that would change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.