Sabertooth Wyvern
Creature — Drake
Flying, first strike
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #30796
Sabertooth Wyvern is a five-mana 2/3 flier with first strike — a statline that was underpowered when printed and hasn't aged into relevance. Bulk rare territory: you can do better at every point on this curve.
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 |
Sabertooth Wyvern is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, five mana for a 2/3 with flying and first strike is a steep ask — this slot is crowded with creatures that either cost less, hit harder, or generate value on entry. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a vanilla-adjacent threat at this cost to matter. Oathbreaker shares Commander's singleton structure, so the same logic applies: there are simply better options at every turn count.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Sabertooth Wyvern sits firmly in bulk — the kind of card that fills out a collection binder but rarely fills out a deck slot. Don't expect the price to move; there's no competitive demand and no meaningful casual synergy driving a buyout.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.