Moonwing Moth
Creature — Insect
Flying
: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #29596
Moonwing Moth is a marginal flying creature that trades board presence for a minor pump effect, and neither half justifies a roster slot in competitive Commander. At three mana for a 1/1 flyer that requires additional investment to grow, it falls well short of what efficient white or blue flying threats look like today.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Moonwing Moth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it competes with a dense field of efficient commons and doesn't make the cut. In Legacy and Vintage the power ceiling is so high that a 1/1 for three is irrelevant on arrival. Commander is the format most forgiving of underpowered creatures, but even there Moonwing Moth lacks the impact to justify inclusion outside of extremely theme-specific or budget-constrained builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Moonwing Moth sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — low demand and wide availability keep it there. Pick it up if a specific theme demands it, but don't expect the price to do anything interesting.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.