Cloudhoof Kirin
Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may have target player mill X cards, where X is that spell's mana value.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #23236
Cloudhoof Kirin mills an opponent equal to the mana value of each Spirit or Arcane spell you cast — a passive threat that compounds fast in the right shell. The six-mana price tag is steep, but the effect is continuous and requires no additional investment.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Cloudhoof Kirin realistically earns a slot, and only in dedicated Spirit or Arcane spellslinger decks where the mill trigger fires multiple times per turn cycle. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayably slow for six mana with no immediate impact. The card is legal in Modern but competes against far more efficient threats at that cost, making it a non-starter there too.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Cloudhoof Kirin sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to acquire, but don't expect the price to move. Demand is too narrow and supply too wide for it to climb.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.