Prized Griffin
Creature — Griffin
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27210
Prized Griffin is a 3/4 flyer for five mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion beyond flying, and no upside text — it's a vanilla body at a cost where competitors offer significantly more. There is no format where Prized Griffin is a correct inclusion over the available alternatives.
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 |
Prized Griffin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a reason to play it. In Commander, a five-mana 3/4 flyer with no text competes against angels, sphinxes, and utility creatures that do something the turn they enter — Prized Griffin does not survive that comparison. In Pauper, where commons get more scrutiny and efficient creatures matter, a vanillla five-drop at this stat line still falls short of what the format asks for. Across every format where Prized Griffin is legal, better options exist at the same cost or cheaper.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Prized Griffin sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its utility accurately. There is no pressure driving this card upward — it sees no competitive play and occupies no unique role — so bulk is where it stays.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.