Aven Interrupter
Creature — Bird Rogue
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, exile target spell. It becomes plotted. (Its owner may cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost.)
Spells your opponents cast from graveyards or from exile cost 
more to cast.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $4.28
- EDHREC rank
- #1816
Aven Interrupter lands as a 3/2 flash flyer that exiles a spell from the stack as a permanent — an effect that can single-handedly brick a combo or lock out a key piece for the rest of the game. The three-mana cost is fair for what you're getting, and Kastral, the Windcrested decks in particular treat this as one of the best rate threats in the format.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested cares about birds with evasion, and Aven Interrupter delivers a flying body alongside a disruptive enters-the-battlefield trigger that threatens to exile anything on the stack — exactly the kind of pressure Kastral decks want on curve.
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Tayam, Luminous Enigma fuels its activated ability with counters, and Aven Interrupter's three-mana cost puts it in exactly the range Tayam can recur — so each loop threatens to exile another spell permanently.
Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Choco, Seeker of Paradise values efficient creatures with strong enter triggers, and Aven Interrupter slots in as a disruptive threat that doubles as an evasive attacker to advance Choco, Seeker of Paradise's board.
Burakos, Party Leader // Folk Hero
Burakos, Party Leader // Folk Hero counts creature types for party, and Aven Interrupter fills the Cleric or Wizard slot while contributing a disruption trigger that slows down opponents before combat even begins.
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Winota, Joiner of Forces needs non-Human creatures to trigger her attack ability, and Aven Interrupter is a non-Human that can exile a stack piece on the way in — flashing it in at end of turn before a Winota swing is a clean line.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Aven Interrupter earns its slot — a three-mana flash flyer that permanently exiles a spell is a meaningful tempo play in a format built around expensive sorceries, tutors, and combo pieces. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition at three mana is stiff enough that Aven Interrupter rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated flicker or blink shells looking for repeatable exile effects. Legacy and Vintage have more efficient disruption at lower costs, so Aven Interrupter stays on the bench there. Standard is the one exception where it can see fringe play if the metagame leans on resolved spells and there's a payoff for the bird type or the exile trigger.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.28 cheap tier
At $4.28, Aven Interrupter sits at the high end of the cheap tier, which is reasonable for a card with a unique permanently-exiling effect that sees real Commander play. It's a recent printing with broad interest, so the price is unlikely to crater — but it's also not a card that appreciates significantly unless a breakout blink or bird commander drives demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kastral, the Windcrested
- Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Choco, Seeker of Paradise
- Burakos, Party Leader // Folk Hero
- Winota, Joiner of Forces
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.