First printed in Urza's Destiny (1999)
Creature — Griffin
Flying
When you control no enchantments, sacrifice this creature.
Poorly trained griffins sometimes attack the noble audiences that gather to watch their progress.
2/3
- Illustrated by
- Matthew D. Wilson
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Only checks if you control no enchantments at the time it triggers. It does not check again on resolution. Gaining control of an enchantment before then will not save the Griffin.
- The ability will trigger if you don’t control an enchantment, even for a brief moment during the resolution of another spell or ability.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.09 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Draw the game: Assault Suit + Tethered Griffin
- Draw the game: Jon Irenicus, Shattered One + Tethered Griffin