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Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles

{4}{W}

Legendary Creature — Bird Noble

LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander#99rare
Extended Art
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 86–278
Illustrator
Jesper Ejsing
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Sample Pack
Printings3EDHREC rank#5,935
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying Whenever Gwaihir attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn. At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 3/3 white Bird creature token with flying and "Whenever this token attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn."
5/5
Flying
Plays as:
Attack TriggerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Rulings

3 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If you haven't gained 3 or more life by the time an end step begins, Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles's ability won't trigger at all.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    You create just one Bird token, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.

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