Silverclaw Griffin
Creature — Griffin
Flying, first strike
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #25673
Silverclaw Griffin is a 3/2 flyer with first strike for four mana — a statline that was middling fifteen years ago and is outclassed today. Virtually every Constructed and Commander format has cheaper, more impactful options at this 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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Silverclaw Griffin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, four mana for a 3/2 with evasion and first strike doesn't move the needle — Griffin tribal aside, there's no shell that wants this over a cheaper or more powerful air threat. Pauper is the one format where budget constraints and creature density matter enough to consider it, though even there the competition at common is stiff. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Silverclaw Griffin sits firmly in bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card. Bulk prices don't hold or rise without a reprint ban, a format shift, or a sudden tribal moment, and none of those scenarios are plausible here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.