Viashino Bladescout
Creature — Lizard Scout
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #28150
Viashino Bladescout is a three-mana 2/1 with flash and first strike — solid keywords, but the statline is too small to matter in Commander and too slow to matter in competitive formats. Bulk for a reason.
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 |
Viashino Bladescout sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, flash lets it ambush a small attacker, but a 2/1 body is irrelevant at the table by turn three, and first strike doesn't compensate for the lack of any ETB or persistent effect. In Pauper, where commons actually compete, the rate is just below the floor — two-mana 2/1s with better upsides exist. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Viashino Bladescout is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand pressure that would move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.