Skyspear Cavalry
Creature — Human Soldier
Flying
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #25543
Skyspear Cavalry puts a 3/3 double striker with flying on the board for five mana — a reasonable threat profile on paper. The problem is five mana is where Commander games are decided, and a vanilla-stat creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no protection, and no immediate impact is just too slow to compete at that 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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Skyspear Cavalry is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real consideration is Pauper — where a flying double striker at common is a legitimate threat in aggressive white builds. In Commander, five mana for a 3/3 with no immediate value is a hard sell; the double strike matters only if the creature survives to attack, and there's no shortage of removal at that mana value. In Modern and Pioneer, faster clocks and more efficient threats render it unplayable competitively. Pauper is the honest home — double strike with flying is scarce at common, and the format's lower power ceiling makes Skyspear Cavalry's statline relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Skyspear Cavalry is deep bulk — the price reflects its competitive irrelevance rather than any supply issue. It holds no value trajectory worth tracking; pick it up for a Pauper aggro build or a budget voltron Commander list and spend nothing more thinking about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.