Gloryheath Lynx
Creature — Cat Mount
Lifelink
Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Saddle 2 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #11806
Gloryheath Lynx puts a lifelink, vigilance body on the board and immediately replaces itself with a card draw trigger — the cost is three mana for a 2/2, which is below rate on stats alone. In Kolodin, Triumph Caster builds, the enters-the-battlefield draw and the Cat creature type make it a role-player rather than a filler slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster cares about lifelink creatures triggering life gain, and Gloryheath Lynx delivers both a lifelink body and immediate card advantage in a single package — nearly half of all Kolodin decks run it for exactly that double-dip.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang is a Cat tribal commander, and Gloryheath Lynx slots in as a cheap, keyword-loaded Cat that draws a card on entry — the lifelink synergy with Arahbo's life-payment effects makes it pull more weight than a typical curve-filler.
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah builds around Cats and life gain payoffs, so Gloryheath Lynx earns its slot as a tribal piece that replaces itself and contributes to the life gain theme without competing for premium slots.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gloryheath Lynx is a Cat-tribal and life gain support piece — it earns its slot in Kolodin, Triumph Caster and Arahbo, the First Fang builds but doesn't make the cut in general goodstuff lists where a 2/2 for three needs to do more than draw one. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Gloryheath Lynx is fringe at best — white and green have far more efficient three-drops, and the Cat type doesn't anchor any current competitive synergy package. Standard is its most plausible competitive home if a Cat or lifelink synergy deck emerges in the format, but right now it's a limited role-player at best outside Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Gloryheath Lynx is deep bulk — easy to pick up in quantity for Cat or life gain Commander builds without a second thought. Bulk rares at this price point rarely recover unless a constructed deck adopts them, and nothing on the horizon suggests that trajectory here.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Arahbo, the First Fang
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.