Mesa Falcon
Creature — Bird
Flying
: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27894
Mesa Falcon is a 1/1 flying, banding creature for two mana — and banding is one of the most parasitic mechanics ever printed, requiring multiple banding creatures to do anything meaningful. It's bulk filler that earns a slot in exactly zero competitive lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mesa Falcon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Commander, the card has no realistic home — banding requires critical mass to function and that mass doesn't exist in any current archetype. In Pauper, where commons can shine, Mesa Falcon still can't compete with efficient white fliers that actually close games. Legacy and Vintage are non-discussions; the power bar is simply too high.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Mesa Falcon is deep bulk — the kind of card that shows up in bulk lots and goes nowhere. That price is unlikely to move in either direction; there's no Commander demand, no competitive demand, and no nostalgia premium strong enough to change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.