Ironclaw Buzzardiers
Creature — Orc Scout
This creature can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30388
Ironclaw Buzzardiers is a 2/2 flyer for three mana with a restriction that prevents it from blocking creatures with power 2 or greater — the upside is negligible and the cost is real. There are better three-mana flyers in nearly every format, and this one doesn't belong in competitive lists.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ironclaw Buzzardiers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 2/2 flyer for three mana is below the curve for a 100-card singleton format where every slot competes against years of power creep. Pauper is the one format where common-legal flyers get real scrutiny, but even there the blocking restriction is a meaningful downside in a format full of aggressive two-power creatures. Across all formats where it's legal, Ironclaw Buzzardiers fails the basic rate test — you're paying three mana for a body that can't trade with most attackers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Ironclaw Buzzardiers is deep bulk — the kind of card that sits in a common box for years without moving. The price accurately reflects demand: near zero.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.