Momo, Friendly Flier
Legendary Creature — Lemur Bat Ally
Flying
The first non-Lemur creature spell with flying you cast during each of your turns costs 
less to cast.
Whenever another creature you control with flying enters, Momo gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.59
- EDHREC rank
- #8439
Momo, Friendly Flier puts a free 1/1 flying Bird token into play every time you cast a spell — an engine that snowballs fast in any deck that goes wide with fliers. The cost is two mana for a 1/2, which is a reasonable ask given that Zoraline, Cosmos Caller decks are already casting spells on your opponents' turns and getting double value from every one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller's ability to cast spells during opponents' turns means Momo, Friendly Flier can generate Bird tokens outside your own turn, turning every instant and flash spell into a free attacker before the battlefield even comes back to you.
Sephara, Sky's Blade
Sephara, Sky's Blade rewards flooding the board with flying creatures, and Momo, Friendly Flier converts each spell you cast into another body toward Sephara's alternate cost and combat triggers.
Errant and Giada
Errant and Giada push Angel and flying-creature strategies in Azorius, and Momo, Friendly Flier plugs in as a token-generator that scales with your spell count rather than requiring dedicated token spells.
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden cares about attacking with as many fliers as possible, and Momo, Friendly Flier pads that number for free as a byproduct of playing the game — every spell cast is one more Bird in the air.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Momo, Friendly Flier — longer games mean more spells cast, and the token accumulation compounds over 40 life of gameplay in a way it simply cannot in a 20-life format. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 1/2 for two that makes tokens at sorcery-or-instant speed is too slow without a dedicated spellslinger shell built around it. Standard is the one constructed format where Momo sees occasional play, specifically in token-go-wide or Azorius fliers lists that can make use of every extra body. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to make token generators look silly by comparison, so Momo sits firmly on the shelf there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.59 bulk tier
At $0.59, Momo, Friendly Flier sits in bulk rare territory — cheap enough to pick up without thinking about it. Given the card's strong showing in Zoraline, Cosmos Caller decks and rising flier-tribal interest, this is a low-risk inclusion at its current price.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
- Sephara, Sky's Blade
- Errant and Giada
- Kangee, Sky Warden
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.