Misthoof Kirin
Creature — Kirin
Flying, vigilance
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29417
Misthoof Kirin is a 2/3 flyer with vigilance for three mana — serviceable stats, but the real upside is the manifest dross ability, which lets you pay to turn face-down creatures face-up at instant speed. It's a narrow enabler that only pulls its weight in dedicated morph or manifest shells.
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 |
Misthoof Kirin is a fringe card in every format it's legal in. In Commander, it earns a slot exclusively in morph or manifest-themed decks — think Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer or Animorphs-style builds — where the instant-speed unmorph trigger compounds with other face-down synergies. In Pauper, a 2/3 vigilance flyer for three is passable on rate, but the activated ability requires face-down creatures to matter, and that critical mass rarely exists outside dedicated builds. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have no competitive home for it; the effect is too conditional and the body too modest.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Misthoof Kirin is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box, not on a price list. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a future morph or manifest commander pushes the archetype into mainstream Commander popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.