Cloudreach Cavalry
Creature — Human Soldier
As long as you control a Bird, this creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29314
Cloudreach Cavalry turns every Bird you control into a +1/+1 counter factory, growing into a serious threat the longer your board sticks. The cost is real — it does nothing without another Bird in play, making it a brick in your opening hand if you haven't established a flock.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Cloudreach Cavalry actually gets to breathe, specifically inside dedicated Bird tribal builds where the payoff compounds quickly. Outside of that lane, it's too narrow — a 2/2 with conditional upside doesn't pull weight in generic white strategies. Legacy and Vintage are both legal, but neither has any reason to run it; the card has no power-level argument in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth mentioning, where a Bird-themed build can slot it for the same tribal reasons as Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Cloudreach Cavalry is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. It's unlikely to appreciate given the narrow tribal requirement and the absence of any spike-worthy application, but for Bird players it's an effortless pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.