Raven Familiar
Creature — Bird
Flying
Echo 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Online Theme Decks
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22942
Raven Familiar enters the battlefield and lets you look at the top three cards of your library, putting one in your hand and the rest on the bottom — solid card selection stapled to a 1/2 flying body for three mana. It's not flashy, but in formats that care about echo or flicker loops, Raven Familiar punches above its humble stat line.
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 |
Commander is where Raven Familiar finds its most relevant home, specifically in decks that can flicker or recur it repeatedly — every blink resets the trigger and filters three more cards. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but wholly outclassed by cantrips that cost one mana and put the card directly in hand rather than offering a choice among three. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the card is playable in a dedicated flicker shell and borderline elsewhere. Anywhere Raven Familiar can't be abused repeatedly, it's too slow and too replaceable to earn a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Raven Familiar isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow Commander application and age, it typically sits in bulk-rare or near-bulk territory — not a card you'd hesitate to pick up if you need it for a flicker build.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.