Starling, Aerial Ally
Legendary Creature — Human Hero
Flying
When Starling enters, another target creature you control gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #20914
Starling, Aerial Ally puts a flying body into play and immediately buffs your whole team — the impact is board-wide, not just self-contained. At two mana, the entry cost is low enough that it earns its slot in any deck that wants to go wide in the air.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Starling, Aerial Ally is legal across every major format, but Commander is where it does its best work — go-wide flicker and token strategies can trigger its anthem effect repeatedly, and multiplayer boards mean the team buff hits more creatures than it would in a one-on-one game. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a two-mana creature that buffs the board once without leaving a permanent bonus is below the power threshold; dedicated aggro decks have faster, more resilient options. Pauper is the one 60-card exception worth watching, since commons-legal flyers are at a premium and even a single trigger can swing a race.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Starling, Aerial Ally sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought if the effect fits your deck. Bulk commons rarely climb in price unless a competitive format picks them up, and nothing in Starling's current profile points that direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.