Gryff Rider
Creature — Human Knight
Flying
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23385
Gryff Rider is a three-mana 2/1 flier that grows each time you cast an Aura or Equipment spell — a payoff that demands board presence to matter and collapses against interaction. It's a role-player in dedicated Voltron or enchantress shells, unplayable elsewhere.
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 |
Gryff Rider is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the format where it has the best shot at a real role — white Aura-based aggro lists can trigger it repeatedly in a single turn and close games before interaction stacks up. In Commander, it needs a dedicated Aura or Equipment build to be worth the slot; Voltron commanders like Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale or Galea, Kindler of Hope give it the repeated triggers that make the counter-accumulation meaningful. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer are all too fast and removal-dense for a three-mana 2/1 to survive long enough to profit from its ability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Gryff Rider is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Price is stable simply because there's no pressure on it; this isn't a card that spikes.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.