Zuberi, Golden Feather
Legendary Creature — Griffin
Flying
Other Griffin creatures get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $2.85
- EDHREC rank
- #21606
Zuberi, Golden Feather pumps every Griffin you control with a flat +1/+1, and that anthem is always on — no tap, no activation, no conditions. The cost is that Griffins are a shallow tribe with almost no competitive infrastructure, so Zuberi, Golden Feather is a build-around that asks a lot and delivers modest returns.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zuberi, Golden Feather is a Commander-only card in any practical sense — Legacy and Vintage allow it, but no competitive deck there wants a five-mana tribal lord for a fringe creature type. In Commander, it sits at the helm of the only Griffin tribal deck the format supports, which is a novelty build rather than a power-level contender. Oathbreaker is legal but offers no better home. If you want a Griffin commander, Zuberi, Golden Feather is the only option that exists — that monopoly is the whole argument for it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$2.85 cheap tier
At $2.85, Zuberi, Golden Feather sits in cheap territory — low enough that the financial ask is trivial for anyone building Griffin tribal. Demand is narrow enough that this price is unlikely to move in either direction, so it holds its modest value simply by having no competition for the slot.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.