Windrider Patrol
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24042
Windrider Patrol is a 3/4 flyer that scrys 2 whenever you cast a spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater — reasonable body, meaningful filtering, but six mana is a steep ask when most blue decks have better top-end options. It's niche at best, and the competition at that slot is brutal.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Windrider Patrol has no realistic role in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — six mana for a 3/4 with conditional scry doesn't come close to competing in those formats. Commander is the only place it could theoretically find a home, specifically in heavy top-end blue decks that consistently cast multiple expensive spells per turn and want repeated library manipulation, such as Arixmethes or Riku of Two Reflections lists. Even there, Windrider Patrol is outclassed by cards that offer the same filtering at lower cost or staple it onto a more impactful effect.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Windrider Patrol isn't available in the current market snapshot, but as a bulk rare with narrow competitive appeal it almost certainly sits under $0.50. It's not a pickup for value — if you want it for a specific deck, grab it from a bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.