Baleful Strix
Final Fantasy Commander 318 • rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Collector number
- 318
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Andrea Tentori Montalto
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Skatenes are mind-quickened owls, granted sentience via powerful magicks much in the same way toads are transformed into poroggos.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Baleful Strix made its initial debut in the Planechase 2012 set, designed as a dual-colored artifact creature that combined the card draw mechanics of blue with the creature removal profile associated with black. Its inclusion in the Final Fantasy Commander release, marked as collector number 318, serves as a thematic bridge, repurposing the iconic bird of omen to fit the aesthetic and mechanical landscape of the collaborative expansion.
The card was originally illustrated by Nils Hamm, whose surreal and atmospheric style defines the creature's eerie, mechanical avian appearance. Throughout its history in the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, Baleful Strix has been widely regarded as a staple of efficient design, praised by players for its ability to provide immediate value on the battlefield while serving as a reliable defensive deterrent against aggressive play.
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