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Byrke, Long Ear of the Law

Legendary Creature — Rabbit Soldier

Vigilance
When Byrke enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, double the number of +1/+1 counters on it.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
mythic
Set
Bloomburrow
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#5769
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Byrke, Long Ear of the Law card art
Byrke, Long Ear of the Law puts a hard tax on spells targeting your creatures — opponents pay extra or get nothing, which warps combat math and discourages removal cold. The cost is that Byrke does nothing proactive on its own; it needs a board of creatures worth protecting to matter, and decks like Finneas, Ace Archer or Crystalline Crawler builds that already flood with bodies get the most mileage.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Finneas, Ace Archer

Finneas, Ace Archer

62.8% of decks · synergy 0.59

Finneas, Ace Archer runs Byrke, Long Ear of the Law in over 62% of its decks because Finneas wants its Rabbit army alive long enough to tap for damage, and Byrke's protection tax keeps targeted removal off the table at a critical moment.

02
Reyhan, Last of the AbzanYoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

17.2% of decks · synergy 0.17

Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful is stacking +1/+1 counters on specific creatures it can't afford to lose, and Byrke, Long Ear of the Law raises the price of any spot removal aimed at those pieces.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Byrke, Long Ear of the Law is legal across every major competitive format but is firmly a Commander card — the ward-style effect is too slow and narrow to influence Legacy or Modern, where countermagic and non-targeting removal dominate. In Pioneer and Standard the creature-protection angle is more relevant, but a two-mana 1/3 that doesn't impact the board immediately struggles to earn a slot in 60-card aggro or midrange shells. Commander is where Byrke operates at full value: multiplayer tables lengthen the game, opponents are more likely to be leaning on targeted removal, and Byrke's tax compounds in political pressure since everyone at the table has to respect it. Oathbreaker is a plausible secondary home for the same reasons — longer threat windows, more targeted interaction flying around.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Byrke, Long Ear of the Law isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its narrow commander-focused role and the popularity ceiling set by Finneas, Ace Archer lists, expect it to sit in budget-friendly territory unless a breakout combo deck pushes demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.