Krydle of Baldur's Gate
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Rogue
Whenever Krydle deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 1 life and mills a card, then you gain 1 life and scry 1.
Whenever you attack, you may pay 
. If you do, target creature can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7484
Krydle of Baldur's Gate makes your rogues unblockable and mills the defending player on hit — two lines of text that pull serious weight in any rogue-tribal shell. The cost is a 1/2 body for two mana that dies to a stiff breeze, so you're running it for the effect, not the stats; Anowon, the Ruin Thief turns every one of those unblocked hits into card advantage and mill pressure simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Anowon, the Ruin Thief is the natural home — Krydle of Baldur's Gate's evasion-granting ability ensures Anowon's triggered mill and draw condition fires every turn, and the two cards form a self-reinforcing engine where more rogues connect means more cards drawn and more opponents milled out.
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene rewards connecting with rogues with card draw, so Krydle of Baldur's Gate's blanket evasion directly translates into Keene triggers — more unblocked rogues means more cards, and the mill stapled to each hit accelerates the graveyard resources Keene decks exploit.
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots copies triggered abilities from attacking creatures, which means Krydle of Baldur's Gate's mill trigger gets doubled on every connect — the evasion makes connecting reliable, and Felix Five-Boots turns each hit into two milled cards and two damage.
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin locks each opponent out of drawing on their turn, and Krydle of Baldur's Gate's repeated mill pressure chips away at the library those opponents can no longer refill — together they form a soft lock that grinds the table to a halt.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Krydle of Baldur's Gate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play. In 60-card formats, a 1/2 for two mana that requires an attack to generate value is far too slow and fragile against interactive decks — rogue tribal simply doesn't have the critical mass to compete there. Commander is the format where tribal synergies compound, opponents start with 40 life that mill effects can actually reach, and evasion on a cheap body has time to matter across multiple turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Krydle of Baldur's Gate isn't available in our feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Given its narrow tribal niche and modest competitive profile, it has historically sat in the bulk-to-under-a-dollar range — budget-friendly to pick up for any rogue deck without hesitation.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.