Avian Changeling
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Flying
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #9954
Avian Changeling is a 2/2 flier for three mana that counts as every creature type simultaneously — the flying is incidental; the changeling text is the whole point. It earns its slot exclusively in tribal decks that care about type-counting, and nowhere else.
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 |
Avian Changeling sees essentially no play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — three mana for a 2/2 with flying is uncompetitive in those formats regardless of the type-filling trick. In Pauper it's legal but similarly outclassed by cheaper, more impactful commons. Commander is where Avian Changeling finds its entire audience: tribal strategies built around Slivers, Allies, Shapeshifters, or any lord-dense creature type can count it as a free tribal member without dedicating a slot to an on-theme card. Outside of a tribal Commander shell, there's no reason to register it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Avian Changeling is pure bulk — easy to acquire and unlikely to move in either direction. It's the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than order individually.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.