Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
Creature — Elemental
When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #21519
Scion of Vitu-Ghazi enters as a 4/4 flying Elemental and immediately puts a 1/1 Bird token into play for each white creature you control — mass board presence from a single cast. The five-mana cost is real, but in any white token shell the enters-the-battlefield burst justifies the slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Scion of Vitu-Ghazi earns consistent play — token-focused white decks run enough creatures at the time of casting to make the Bird generation genuinely impactful, and the 4/4 flying body contributes to the air offense those strategies need. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is theoretically legal but practically absent: five mana for a conditional token generator cannot compete at those power levels. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer dynamics but the smaller deck size and faster games make the payoff more variance-dependent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Scion of Vitu-Ghazi is deep bulk — pick it up in any trade binder or as a throw-in without hesitation. Bulk rares with narrow token-tribal applications rarely climb, so treat it as a pure playability pickup rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.