Tethered Griffin
Creature — Griffin
Flying
When you control no enchantments, sacrifice this creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Price
- $1.17
- EDHREC rank
- #26712
Tethered Griffin is a 3/4 flier for two mana — that body is the entire appeal. The catch is that it sacrifices itself at your upkeep unless you control an enchantment, so without Assault Suit or a reliable enchantment shell to lean on, it collapses the moment your auras get answered.
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 |
In Commander, Tethered Griffin finds its home exclusively in enchantress builds that always have an enchantment in play — the self-sacrifice clause is trivially avoided, and a 3/4 flier for two mana punches well above its cost. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never run it; the enchantment dependency is a liability in those formats where board states are volatile and two-mana creatures compete with far more resilient options. Tethered Griffin is essentially a Commander card wearing eternal-format legality as a costume.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.17 cheap tier
At $1.17, Tethered Griffin sits in the bulk-rare tier — cheap enough to slot in without any budget consideration. It's a narrow card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.