Possessed Aven
Creature — Bird Soldier Horror
Flying
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1, is black, and has "
, 
: Destroy target blue creature."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #29165
Possessed Aven is a 3/3 flyer that cantrips on entry and converts into a soft lock once threshold is met — that's a lot of card for four mana. The cost is real, though: it requires blue-black, a full graveyard, and your opponents to not answer a 3/3 before threshold lands.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Possessed Aven is a fringe role-player in blue-black graveyard builds that want bodies with incidental draw — but the competition at four mana is fierce, and the threshold-dependent tap ability is too slow against a table that kills you before your graveyard fills. Legacy and Vintage can run it legally, but neither format gives a four-mana 3/3 the time of day when Jace and faster threats dominate. Possessed Aven is effectively a Commander-only card in practice, and even there it earns a slot only in dedicated self-mill decks that can reliably hit threshold by turn five.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Possessed Aven is deep bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the deck wants it. Don't expect the price to move; niche Commander utility on an old card with no competitive demand keeps it right here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.