Hunting Moa
Creature — Bird Beast
Echo 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters or dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Archenemy
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #26263
Hunting Moa enters with a +1/+1 counter on itself and puts another on a creature you control when it enters or leaves — that's two counters for three mana, on a 2/2 body with echo. The echo cost is the catch: miss the payment and you lose the Moa, though the leaves-trigger still fires, making the loss deliberate in the right build.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hunting Moa is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any 60-card format where a 2/2 for three with an echo tax has no path to relevance. Commander is its natural home, specifically in counter-doubling or flicker shells where the enter-and-leave trigger pattern generates repeated value — Hunting Moa rewards players who can bounce, blink, or sacrifice it on demand rather than pay the echo. Outside of dedicated counter synergies, it's too fragile and too slow to justify the slot in any format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Hunting Moa is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or from a dollar bin. It won't appreciate unless a combo featuring it spikes in popularity, so pick it up cheap when you need it and don't expect it to hold more than its current floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.