Cloudfin Raptor
Creature — Bird Mutant
Flying
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9925
Cloudfin Raptor is a one-mana flying creature that grows every time you play another creature or evolve trigger fires — in the right deck, it reaches 4/5 or larger without any additional mana investment. Kastral, the Windcrested decks in particular treat it as a free threat that scales with the board; the cost is that it starts as a 0/1 and does nothing in isolation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested cares about large flying creatures, and Cloudfin Raptor earns its slot by evolving rapidly in a deck full of big-power fliers — it arrives early and grows into a legitimate attacker before Kastral even hits the table.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Edric, Spymaster of Trest rewards attacking with cheap, evasive creatures, and Cloudfin Raptor fits that gameplan perfectly — it flies over blockers on turn one and keeps growing as the creature flood that Edric incentivizes continues to develop.
Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Choco, Seeker of Paradise runs a creature-dense shell where Cloudfin Raptor's evolve triggers fire consistently, turning a nominal 0/1 into a sizeable threat that contributes to the wide board Choco wants to assemble.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cloudfin Raptor occupies a narrow but real niche: evolve-focused blue decks and aggressive flier builds that want a one-mana creature that scales past its cost. Pauper is where it has historically seen the most competitive daylight, slotting into Simic tempo and evolve lists that can reliably trigger it multiple times in the first few turns. In Modern and Legacy it's too fragile and too slow to evolve consistently against interaction-heavy decks, so it largely stays on the shelf. Pioneer and Oathbreaker follow the same logic as Commander — playable in the right synergy shell, irrelevant outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Cloudfin Raptor isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or a retailer directly for the current market rate. Historically it has been a bulk common or near-bulk uncommon, meaning it's almost always worth picking up as a one- or two-of if the synergy fits — the floor on cost is low enough that the risk is negligible.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kastral, the Windcrested
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest
- Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.