Expedition Raptor
Creature — Bird
Flying
When this creature enters, support 2. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target creatures.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24922
Expedition Raptor enters the battlefield and immediately gives two other creatures flying until end of turn — relevant in combat math but gone the moment the turn ends. A 3/1 flier for four mana is below rate, and a temporary pump that doesn't stick makes this a fringe pick at best.
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 |
Expedition Raptor is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth of legality doesn't translate to breadth of play. In Commander, a four-mana 3/1 with a one-turn flying grant rarely justifies a slot — the effect is too narrow and too fleeting to affect a multiplayer game. In Pauper, where efficient commons matter most, the rate is simply too poor to compete with dedicated evasion or pump spells. Expedition Raptor is the kind of card that reads more excitingly than it plays.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Expedition Raptor is deep bulk — buy-a-box territory where price floors on supply, not demand. Don't expect it to appreciate; at this rate, it's a throw-in, not a target.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.