Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
As Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart enters, choose two abilities from among first strike, vigilance, and lifelink.
Humans you control have each of the chosen abilities.
As long as you control four or more Humans, Humans you control get +2/+2.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5328
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart puts a meaningful body on the board that generates additional humans on attack, which makes it a natural fit in any deck that wants to flood the battlefield with non-Human creatures triggering Winota, Joiner of Forces. The three-mana cost is efficient enough that it rarely feels like a tempo loss, and the human typing alone earns its slot in tribal builds.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Winota, Joiner of Forces wants a critical mass of non-Humans attacking to fire her trigger, and Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart delivers exactly that — a non-Human that creates Human tokens, giving you both sides of the equation in one card.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar rewards every attack with more Human tokens, and Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart adds another attacker to the pile that itself produces Humans, compounding the board state Adeline wants to snowball.
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden cares about building wide boards of attacking creatures, and Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart contributes both a consistent attacker and the token generation that keeps pressure mounting each combat.
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary scales on the number of Humans entering the battlefield, so Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart pulling extra Human tokens into play each turn directly pumps Kyler and every other Human you control.
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime turns each Human into a mana source, making the tokens that Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart generates a genuine accelerant rather than just bodies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the primary home for Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart — the card is built around a combat-trigger loop that needs multiple turns to compound, which suits the multiplayer long game far better than any 1v1 setting. In Legacy and Vintage, where it is technically legal, a three-mana creature that doesn't immediately affect the board is simply too slow against the format's baseline threats. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary format if you're running a Human or token-focused signature spell package, though the lower starting life total tightens the window for token strategies to take over. Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart is a Commander card through and through — play it there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart isn't available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market price before buying. Given its high inclusion rate in popular Winota, Joiner of Forces lists, demand is real — if you're sleeving up a Human or token deck, it's worth grabbing sooner rather than waiting.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.