Baleful Strix
Bloomburrow Commander 86 • rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Maxime Minard
- Market price
- $6.41
What it does
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
It came from beyond Valley. Not a calamity like the Great Maha, and not animalfolk. It was something new.
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 debut in the 2012 Planechase set, designed as a two-mana creature that offered both a defensive body and a card-draw ability. Its popularity was immediate due to its efficiency in controlling the board, leading to its inclusion in numerous reprint sets over the years. The Bloomburrow Commander version, designated as card number 86, reimagines the creature within the whimsical, anthropomorphic animal aesthetic of the Bloomburrow plane.
The art for this specific printing draws on the set's signature storybook-inspired visual identity, which emphasizes high-fantasy woodland motifs. While the original illustration focused on a dark, ominous atmosphere, this iteration leans into the charm of the set’s setting, balancing the creature's sinister mechanical reputation with the cozy, rustic design language established for Bloomburrow.
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