Welkin Tern
Creature — Bird
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26604
Welkin Tern is a 2/1 flyer for two mana with a restriction that barely matters — it can only block creatures with flying, which is exactly what a 2/1 can't profitably block anyway. Vanilla evasion body at common; does its job, nothing more.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Welkin Tern is a bulk common in every format it touches, and that's the whole story. In Pauper it competes with Faerie Miscreant, Spire Golem, and a dozen more efficient blue flyers, so it doesn't make the cut. In Commander, a 2/1 with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no text beyond a toothless block restriction contributes almost nothing at a 100-card, four-player table. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage all have access to strictly better two-mana flyers, so Welkin Tern never sees serious play in any of them.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Welkin Tern is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or draft chaff pile for free. There's no price floor to protect here; it's a filler pick that holds exactly what it's worth.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.