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Coveted Falcon

Artifact Creature — Bird

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, gain control of target permanent you own but don't control.
Disguise {1}{U}
When this creature is turned face up, target opponent gains control of any number of target permanents you control. Draw a card for each one they gained control of this way.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor
Price
$0.23
EDHREC rank
#9479
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Coveted Falcon card art
Coveted Falcon generates card advantage and political leverage every turn it attacks — the catch is that your opponents get to choose whether you draw or give the Falcon away, which means its longevity depends entirely on how threatening the table considers your board. In Zedruu the Greathearted shells it pairs with cards like Demonic Pact to turn forced gifts into free value, but outside of dedicated donate strategies it's a build-around that underdelivers in fair decks.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Zedruu the Greathearted

Zedruu the Greathearted

36.9% of decks · synergy 0.35

Zedruu the Greathearted is the canonical home — Coveted Falcon's forced-gift clause lines up perfectly with the donate engine, and the life and card draw Zedruu generates off donated permanents turns every opponent's reluctant Falcon acceptance into compounding value.

02
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One

Jon Irenicus, Shattered One

23.3% of decks · synergy 0.23

Jon Irenicus, Shattered One is built around pushing creatures onto opponents who don't want them, so Coveted Falcon fits the pattern: opponents face the same lose-lose the commander already creates, and each combat gives Irenicus decks another decision point to exploit.

03
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist

Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist

10.8% of decks · synergy 0.11

Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist forces Salamander tokens onto opponents, which means tables are already crowded with creatures nobody wants — Coveted Falcon extends that philosophy, adding another permanent opponents have to manage or accept giving back.

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

Coveted Falcon is legal everywhere except Pauper, but its real home is Commander, where multiplayer politics make the Falcon's choose-your-reward clause genuinely interesting rather than just exploitable. In one-on-one formats like Modern or Pioneer the card collapses — your single opponent will always take the option that hurts you least, so the Falcon functions as a mediocre 2/2 flyer at best. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a four-mana creature with this conditional upside. Commander is the only format where the group dynamics make opponents' choices genuinely unpredictable, and even there Coveted Falcon earns its slot only in decks built to punish either outcome.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.23 bulk tier

At $0.23, Coveted Falcon is firmly bulk, and that price reflects its narrow playability — it's a reliable pickup for the donate archetypes that want it without any meaningful financial risk. Don't expect movement; this is a card with a small, stable ceiling tied entirely to Zedruu and Jon Irenicus player counts.

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