Sanctuary Raptor
Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, if you control three or more tokens, this creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25051
Sanctuary Raptor enters as a 2/4 that grows a +1/+1 counter each time an artifact enters under your control — respectable staying power in artifact-heavy shells for three mana. The rate is real enough to run in dedicated artifact decks, but it asks for a critical mass of artifact synergy to justify the slot.
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 |
Sanctuary Raptor is Commander-only in practice — Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana 2/4 whose payoff requires an artifact-dense board. In Commander, artifact commanders are where it earns its keep: the counter trigger fires repeatedly in a single turn cycle when you're chaining artifact ETBs, and a growing body that dodges small-damage sweepers matters more in a 40-life format. Outside of artifact synergy decks, it's a below-rate creature with no immediate impact.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Sanctuary Raptor is deep bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk artifact creatures rarely appreciate unless they hit a combo or synergy spike, so treat it as a free inclusion, not a spec.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.