Mesa Lynx
Creature — Cat
During turns other than yours, this creature gets +0/+2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #25360
Mesa Lynx is a 2/1 for one white mana that loses flying at the end of each turn it blocks — conditional evasion on a body too small to matter. It doesn't make the cut in any competitive context.
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 |
Mesa Lynx is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 2/1 with conditional flying doesn't move the needle — the format's 40-life totals and multiplayer dynamics demand more from a one-drop. Pauper is the only format where white weenie aggro is cost-constrained enough to consider it, and even there Mesa Lynx sits well outside the competitive card pool. Across every format it's legal in, strictly better one-drops exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Mesa Lynx is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a common box and rarely leaves it. That price reflects demand accurately, and there's no competitive pressure that would change it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.