Sea Eagle
Creature — Bird
Flying
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29855
Sea Eagle is a 1/1 flyer for two mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keywords beyond flying, and no upside — it does the least possible thing a blue creature can do. There is no competitive context where this makes the cut over a Cloudfin Raptor, a Faerie Miscreant, or any other cheap blue flyer that actually does something.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sea Eagle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Pauper, the closest thing to a home, a 1/1 flyer for two mana is simply outclassed by commons that come with additional text. In Commander, a 99-card singleton format where every slot competes for impact, Sea Eagle offers nothing a deck actually needs. Legacy and Vintage have access to every blue card ever printed, which makes the case for Sea Eagle effectively nonexistent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Sea Eagle sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its utility accurately. Don't expect movement in either direction — bulk commons with no competitive application stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.