Battlewise Aven
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has first strike.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #29784
Battlewise Aven is a 2/2 flyer for four mana that taps to give a target creature +1/+1 until end of turn — a negligible effect stapled to an overcosted body. It doesn't make cuts in any competitive list.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Battlewise Aven is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper, the format where commons get their best showcase, a four-mana 2/2 with a tap ability this minor doesn't clear the bar — white has far better options at this cost. In Commander, the 100-card singleton format demands each slot pull real weight, and Battlewise Aven offers neither a relevant body nor a meaningful activated ability at any point in the game. Vintage and Legacy have zero interest in it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Battlewise Aven is deep bulk — the price of a card nobody is seeking out. That floor is unlikely to move; there's no competitive demand and no casual spike waiting to happen.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.