Griffin Sentinel
Creature — Griffin
Flying
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #20565
Griffin Sentinel is a 1/3 flying vigilance creature for three mana — a statline that trails behind every comparable option at the same cost. It sees no competitive play and earns no Commander slots; there is always a better card for the slot.
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 |
Griffin Sentinel is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper it competes with efficient common flyers that offer far more — evasion alone does not justify a three-mana 1/3. In Commander, a 40-life format that demands meaningful impact, Griffin Sentinel never makes the cut over creatures that attack, protect, or close games. Across every other format where it's legal, the card simply doesn't exist in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Griffin Sentinel sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card that fills a commons box and rarely leaves it. Bulk commons do not appreciate, and there is no demand driver on the horizon that would change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.