First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
Creature — Bird Assassin
Flying
As long as there are five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2 and has deathtouch.
When this creature dies, mill two cards, then draw a card.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Dan Murayama Scott
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (6)
- The mana value of a split card in the graveyard is the total mana value of both halves of that card. It does not have two mana values.
- X is 0 when determining the mana value of a card in your graveyard.
- The mana value of a land card is 0.
- The mana value of a double-faced card in your graveyard is always the mana value of the front face.
- If you have five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard and then some of them are removed such that you have fewer than five mana values among those cards, Aven Heartstabber loses its bonus to power and toughness. Notably, this may cause it to die if it now has damage marked on it greater than its toughness.
- “Five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard” means there are at least five different mana values among those cards.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).