Sky Theater Strix
Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #24769
Sky Theater Strix lands as a 2/1 flyer with deathtouch for two mana — a combination that trades up against anything in the air and stonewalls most ground attackers that dare block it. It's a clean, efficient threat, and the ceiling is exactly what's printed on the card.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sky Theater Strix fills the role of cheap, evasive deathtouch creature — useful in decks that care about flying synergies, aristocrats sacrifice loops, or stacking deathtouch for fight-spell or ping packages. Pauper is where it competes most seriously, since the common slot rewards exactly this kind of rate and evasive deathtouch is a genuine threat in that format's skies. In Modern and Legacy, two mana for a 2/1 doesn't clear the bar unless a deck specifically wants the deathtouch-flyer type, and there's enough competition in those slots to push Sky Theater Strix to the fringe. Pioneer sits similarly — playable in the right synergy shell, irrelevant outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Sky Theater Strix is deep bulk — you're acquiring it out of a common bin, not a singles order. Bulk commons with no combo attachment or format staple status don't appreciate, so treat this as a pickup-when-needed card rather than anything to stock.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.