Giant Fly
Creature — Insect
Flying
Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #28120
Giant Fly is a 1/1 flyer for three mana — a stat line that was underpowered a decade ago and hasn't aged better since. There is no shell in 2024 that wants this over a cheaper or larger alternative.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Giant Fly is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 1/1 flying body for three mana contributes nothing — the format demands cards that swing games, and Giant Fly doesn't threaten anything. Pauper is the one format where commons get a real look, but even there the common flying creatures at two and three mana outclass it on every axis. Legacy and Vintage aren't worth discussing; the card simply doesn't exist at those power levels.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Giant Fly sits firmly in bulk — the price of a card nobody is actively seeking out. That floor is unlikely to move; there's no competitive demand and no casual spike potential driving it upward.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.