Courier Griffin
Creature — Griffin
Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #22772
Courier Griffin is a 3/3 flyer for four mana that gains you 2 life when it attacks — a rate that was pedestrian at printing and hasn't aged into relevance. Every competitive format has better options at this slot, and in Commander the life gain is noise against 40-life totals.
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 |
Courier Griffin is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper, where commons compete seriously, a 3/3 flyer for four that gains 2 life on attack still can't justify the slot over threats that actually pressure the board or generate card advantage. In Commander, 2 life per attack cycle is irrelevant at 40-life tables, and a 3/3 body doesn't threaten anyone. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a four-mana do-almost-nothing, and Modern and Pioneer have a decade of efficient threats that make this unplayable in any serious context.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Courier Griffin is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box and never gets touched. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.