Strix Lookout
Creature — Bird
Flying, vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
, 
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11562
Strix Lookout turns every flying creature you control into a draw trigger, which is the whole game in a deck built around fliers. The cost — two mana for a 1/2 body — is trivial; the upside compounds fast enough that Kastral, the Windcrested lists treat it as a near-auto-include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested rewards you for playing and attacking with birds and fliers, and Strix Lookout converts that critical mass into card advantage the moment creatures start connecting — it's the draw engine the archetype needs to sustain pressure through a long game.
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 |
In Commander, Strix Lookout is a role-player, not a generalist — it belongs exclusively in decks running enough fliers to trigger it repeatedly, where it can match or outpace dedicated two-mana draw spells over a full game. Outside of that tribal or evasion-heavy shell, it's a blank. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too conditional to see real play; a two-mana 1/2 that draws cards only when your other creatures attack is nowhere near the rate those formats demand. Pauper is where a card like this could theoretically punch up, but the format lacks a critical-mass flier archetype that would make Strix Lookout a consistent engine rather than an occasional value piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Strix Lookout is deep bulk — easy to pick up in trade binders or throw into a cart without thinking about it. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb, so expect it to stay in this range unless a future commander pushes flying-tribal into the mainstream.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.