Aven Sunstriker
Creature — Bird Warrior
Flying
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #17095
Aven Sunstriker enters as a 2/2 flying double striker for three mana — the double strike is the whole point, and it stacks explosively with any pump or keyword-sharing effect. Outside of Odric, Lunarch Marshal or a dedicated voltron shell, it's just an undersized bird.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Odric, Lunarch Marshal reads Aven Sunstriker's double strike at the start of combat and hands it to every creature you control — a single combat step becomes a full-board blowout, and that's exactly why Aven Sunstriker shows up in nearly 20% of Odric decks.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aven Sunstriker is a Commander card through and through — it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but a 2/2 double striker for three is nowhere near competitive in any of those formats. In Commander, the card earns its slot exclusively in keyword-soup strategies: Odric, Lunarch Marshal decks that want to broadcast double strike across the board, or voltron commanders that stack auras and equipment on a single body. Outside those niches, a 2/2 with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no protection is too fragile to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Aven Sunstriker is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not any scarcity. That price is stable for what it is: a narrow synergy piece with a small target audience and no crossover appeal to competitive formats.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.