Skyway Robber
Creature — Bird Rogue
Flying
Escape—
, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
This creature escapes with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from among cards exiled with this creature without paying its mana cost."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15872
Skyway Robber hits the table as a flying threat that generates card advantage whenever it deals combat damage to a player — the exact engine unblockable-matters and connive strategies want. The cost is that it does nothing without connecting, which means running it outside a deck built to push damage through is a mistake Neerdiv, Devious Diver pilots won't make.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
Neerdiv, Devious Diver is built to make creatures unblockable, so Skyway Robber's damage-trigger fires almost every turn — that's repeated card selection stapled to a flying body that already wants to be in the air.
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus turns one unblocked attacker into a connive engine each combat, and Skyway Robber adds a second layer of card advantage on top — two triggers per swing is exactly the kind of redundancy this archetype wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Skyway Robber belongs — three opponents means three potential combat-damage triggers per table, and the card-advantage payoff compounds fast in a multiplayer game. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but offer no realistic home; neither format is running three-mana 2/2 flyers that require combat damage to generate value. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander sixty-card-adjacent format where it could show up, specifically under a spells-matter or combat-focused planeswalker, but the card pool competition there is stiff. The honest read: Skyway Robber is a Commander card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available for Skyway Robber at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current number. Given its niche role in combat-damage-matters decks, it's unlikely to carry a significant premium — pick it up if you're building the archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Neerdiv, Devious Diver
- Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.