Tidehollow Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #20125
Tidehollow Strix is a two-mana flying deathtouch blocker — it blanks nearly every attacker in the air and trades up with anything on the ground. Two mana for that much defensive presence is efficient enough to earn a slot in any blue-black shell that needs early board presence.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tidehollow Strix fills the role of cheap, reliable air coverage that discourages early swings — deathtouch on a flier means opponents will think twice before sending their dragon into it. In Pauper it sees fringe play in blue-black control shells where two-mana blockers that threaten trades are genuinely useful tempo tools. Modern and Legacy have long moved past Tidehollow Strix as a competitive option; the card simply can't keep up with the speed and power of those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus: it's fine, not exciting.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Tidehollow Strix is pure bulk — a card you pick up in a trade binder or toss into an order to hit free shipping. The price is stable because demand is low and supply is wide; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.