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Silkwing Scout

Creature — Faerie Scout

Flying
{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
common
Set
Dissension
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#26960
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Silkwing Scout card art
Silkwing Scout puts a flying body on board and cycles itself for two mana — the whole package costs five, which is steep for what amounts to a one-shot draw effect. Hazel's Brewmaster and similar engines that reward repeated sacrifice or graveyard recursion are the only contexts where that rate becomes acceptable.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Silkwing Scout sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — formats where five mana buys you a game-ending threat, not a 2/2 with a built-in Chromatic Sphere. Pauper is the one format where it occasionally surfaces in dredge-adjacent or cycling lists that need a flying body and a cantrip stapled together at common. In Commander, Silkwing Scout is a role-player at best, slotting into Azorius or five-color aristocrats builds that can loop it for incremental value — but even there it competes with cheaper, more impactful draw pieces.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Silkwing Scout is deep bulk — you're paying more in sleeve costs than card costs. That price is stable simply because demand is near zero, not because of any scarcity, so don't expect movement in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.