Golden-Scale Aeronaut
Creature — Dwarf Pilot
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26100
Golden-Scale Aeronaut puts two bodies — a 3/2 flier and a 1/1 token — onto the battlefield for four mana, making it a reasonable rate in go-wide or flying-tribal shells. It's a bulk common that earns its slot only in decks that specifically want the token or the flying synergy, not a general-purpose inclusion.
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 |
In Commander, Golden-Scale Aeronaut fits narrowly into decks that care about two things at once: evasion and token count, such as Skullclamp fodder engines or Favorable Winds-style flying payoff builds. Outside that overlap it's outclassed by more efficient options. In Pauper, the common legality is the most relevant fact — two bodies with a flying attacker for four mana is real card advantage at that rarity floor, and aggressive or tempo shells that want to threaten the air while leaving back a chump blocker may find a home for it. In other eternal formats, the rate simply doesn't compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Golden-Scale Aeronaut is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not buying it. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand pressure that would move a card at this floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.