Tine Shrike
Creature — Phyrexian Bird
Flying
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #17877
Tine Shrike is a five-mana 2/1 flier with infect — the stat line is unplayable for the cost, and infect on a fragile body without haste is a liability, not a threat. Run it only if your deck specifically needs a redundant infect creature and has already exhausted better options.
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 |
Tine Shrike is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive demand for it is effectively zero across all of them. In Pauper infect, the format's best infect creatures cost one or two mana — Tine Shrike is too slow to register. In Commander, dedicated infect decks want the most efficient infect bodies available, and five mana for a 2/1 without evasion beyond flying doesn't clear that bar. It's legal everywhere that counts; it's correct nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Tine Shrike sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its actual demand. Don't expect it to appreciate — it fills no competitive role in any format, so the floor is the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.