Flycatcher Giraffid
Creature — Antelope Lizard
This creature enters with your choice of a vigilance counter or a reach counter on it.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26898
Flycatcher Giraffid enters with a 1/1 flying token and can spend mana to make more of them — reach included — at instant speed. The rate is slow enough that it rarely competes for slots outside dedicated token or +1/+1 counter shells.
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 |
Flycatcher Giraffid is legal in Commander, and that's where it has the most plausible home — specifically in green token strategies that want incremental board presence and can support its activated ability with mana sinks. In Pauper it's technically legal but the format moves too fast for a five-mana creature that needs additional investment to do anything meaningful. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have no interest; the effect is too low-impact and the mana cost too steep for competitive environments. Pioneer sits in the same boat — Flycatcher Giraffid is outclassed by cheaper, more efficient token producers at every turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Flycatcher Giraffid is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a common box without thinking twice. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand pressure to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.