Blizzard Strix
Snow Creature — Bird
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, if you control another snow permanent, exile target permanent other than this creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #15510
Blizzard Strix locks down a creature or planeswalker on entry and keeps it locked down as long as the Strix stays on the battlefield — that's a repeatable soft-removal effect stapled to a flying body. The catch is the Snow-Island requirement for the tap trigger, which hard-gates it to dedicated snow-blue builds, most notably Isu the Abominable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable runs a snow-land base by necessity, so Blizzard Strix's Island requirement costs nothing extra — every Snow-covered Island already in play turns this into a repeatable tap effect that stalls blockers and protects Isu's attack triggers.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter's snow-synergy shell also satisfies Blizzard Strix's requirement naturally, and the ability to tap down a blocker or problem permanent each turn aligns cleanly with Jorn's tempo gameplan of keeping mana flowing and opponents off-balance.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Blizzard Strix is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander — the snow-land restriction is too narrow for Legacy and Modern environments that don't dedicate their mana base to snow. In Commander, it earns a slot specifically in snow-tribal or snow-matters builds where the tap trigger comes online automatically and the flying body pitches to relevant synergies. Outside those shells, a two-mana 2/1 flier with a conditional tap is just too conditional to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Blizzard Strix is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're building around Isu the Abominable or Jorn, God of Winter. It's a narrow enough card that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.