Murder of Crows
Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever another creature dies, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Forgotten Realms Commander
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #17185
Murder of Crows draws you a card every time another creature dies — and in Commander, creatures die constantly. Five mana for a 4/4 flier with a built-in draw engine is a fair rate, but it only earns its slot in decks that generate a steady stream of creature deaths.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Murder of Crows is a Commander card through and through — the format's high creature density and board wipes mean the trigger fires repeatedly, turning a single Wrath into a four- or five-card refuel. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's legal but never played; five mana is too slow for those formats and the effect is too incremental to compete. Commander is the one place where sacrifice synergies, token producers, and combat-heavy tables make Murder of Crows earn its slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Murder of Crows is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin, not tracking it down. Bulk rares with narrow homes like this rarely move in price, so don't expect any appreciation; just grab one if the deck calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.