Aven Fisher
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #23659
Aven Fisher replaces itself when it dies, which is the floor for a five-mana 3/2 flyer — and the floor isn't high enough. Cantrip-on-death is solid value in theory, but five mana for a body this small is a bad rate in 2024, and there are cheaper, better ways to staple card draw onto a creature.
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 |
Aven Fisher is a pauper-legal common, and that's the only format where it has a plausible home — specifically in blue tempo or skies builds that need both a flying body and insurance against removal. In Commander, five mana for a 3/2 that draws one card on death is simply below the power threshold; the format's card draw options are too deep and too cheap to justify this slot. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters — the rate is embarrassing at those tables. Pauper is where Aven Fisher is worth a second look, though even there, competition from similar commons is stiff.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Aven Fisher is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd ever order it. That price is stable because demand is minimal, not because it's a hidden gem.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.