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Baleful Strix

First printed in Planechase 2012 (2012)

All 22 prints

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  • The List (PLST) #E01-80, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #209, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #330, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #88, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2070, 2025
  • Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #318, 2025
  • Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #86, 2024
  • Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #215, 2024
  • Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #200, 2024
  • The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #120, 2022
  • Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #143, 2022
  • Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #177, 2021
  • Double Masters (2XM) #191, 2020
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #94, 2020
  • The List (PLST) #PCA-82, 2019
  • Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #80, 2017
  • Planechase Anthology (PCA) #82, 2016
  • Commander 2016 (C16) #181, 2016
  • Eternal Masters (EMA) #196, 2016
  • Vintage Masters (VMA) #243, 2014 (digital)
  • Commander 2013 (C13) #177, 2013
  • Planechase 2012 (PC2) #82, 2012

Baleful Strix

Artifact Creature — Bird

Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.

In the last 30 days 1.4% of Legacy decks played it (15 of 1071). Most played in UBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 19.3% of Pauper decks played it (369 of 1908). Most played in Dimir Control.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1 combo from Commander Spellbook.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Not legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Not legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 15 of 1071 decks (1.4%).

Share of decks
1.4%
▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 2.3% 2026-08-27: 1.3% 2026-09-03: 0.7% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 1.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 1.6% 2026-10-08: 1.9% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 1.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
15
14 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.2
in the main deck
Win rate
46%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.0% 9%
Doomsday 5.7% 2%
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 9%
WUBG (unclassified) 1.3% 7%
Grixis Midrange 0.3% 33%
Sultai Midrange 0.2% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Underground Sea100%3.4
Polluted Delta100%2.5
Ponder100%2.3
Brainstorm100%2.2
Force of Will100%2.0
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares93%7.8
Undercity Sewers93%3.7
Thoughtseize93%3.1
Wasteland93%1.7
Fatal Push86%5.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Sultai Midrange
Jonathan Simon in Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - Legacy		 3-2
60%
Dimir Midrange
stu909090 in Legacy Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
Dimir Midrange
stu909090 in Legacy Challenge 32		 2-3
40%
Dimir Midrange
Evan Timmons in BCDL 30 - Ohio		 2-3
40%
Doomsday
Xan González in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Midrange
stu909090, 		2 main #30
2-3
Dimir Midrange
stu909090, 		2 main #18
3-3
WUBG
WadeB, 		1 main #24
1-3
Dimir Midrange
Evan Timmons, 		1 main #19
2-3
UBG
Wooded_Raptus, 		2 main 5-0
Dimir Midrange
stu909090, 		2 main 5-0
UBG
youna07, 		3 main 5-0
Grixis Midrange
Wangei1, 		2 main 5-0

Pauper Other periods →

In 369 of 1908 decks (19.3%).

Share of decks
19.3%
▲ 13.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.8% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 4.1% 2026-09-24: 21.6% 2026-10-01: 17.4% 2026-10-08: 24.7% 2026-10-15: 18.4% 2026-10-22: 17.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
369
369 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.9
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
70 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Control 13.1% 100%
Affinity 9.4% 46%
Jund Wildfire 2.3% 2%
Jeskai Ephemerate 1.8% 23%
WUB (unclassified) 0.8% 93%
UB (unclassified) 0.7% 77%
WUBR (unclassified) 0.4% 14%
UBR (unclassified) 0.3% 17%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Cast Down84%3.6
Counterspell78%3.0
Lórien Revealed78%2.8
Contaminated Aquifer70%5.1
Snuff Out70%4.0
Thorn of the Black Rose68%5.1
Bojuka Bog68%2.8
Extract a Confession59%5.2
Cut Down48%4.7
Plunder the Trollshaws48%3.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
Beicodegeia in Pauper Challenge 16		 8-0
100%
Dimir Control
End3avour in Masters		 6-0
100%
Dimir Control
Niederschatten in Pauper Challenge 16		 8-1
89%
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Control
Purgatory_01 in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Control
barff, 		4 main #1
9-0
Dimir Control
SuperMeon, 		4 main #13
4-2
Dimir Control
_against_, 		4 main #18
3-3
Dimir Control
Scappie, 		4 main #22
3-3
Dimir Control
squalobalera, 		3 main #23
3-3
Dimir Control
Jinjaa, 		4 main #25
3-3
Dimir Control
SirFailo, 		4 main #30
1-4
Affinity
Savior0117, 		1 main #32
2-2

Commander Other periods →

In 8 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.6% 2026-08-27: 0.3% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.5% 2026-09-24: 0.2% 2026-10-01: 0.2% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
8
8 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
0%
2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kefka, Court Mage 1.0% 3%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 0.6% 3%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed 0.3% 13%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir 0.1% 25%
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 0.0% 100%
Urza, Chief Artificer 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Arcane Signet100%1.6
Command Tower100%1.2
Sol Ring100%1.0
Talisman of Dominance88%9.3
Watery Grave88%4.7
Dark Ritual75%1.8
Sunken Hollow63%85.4
Counterspell63%32.0
Exotic Orchard63%1.6
An Offer You Can't Refuse63%1.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Lim Choon Hao in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%
Kefka, Court Mage
MOHD ISMAWI IBRAHIM in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Tan Leik Wee in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Jason Miko, 		1 main #8
1-1
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Davide Cat, 		1 main #6
0-0
Kefka, Court Mage
Luis, 		1 main #14
1-2
Urza, Chief Artificer
Iván Jiménez Martínez, 		1 main #16
0-3
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Safwan, 		1 main #55
0-4
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Lim Choon Hao, 		1 main #60
0-5
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Tan Leik Wee, 		1 main #68
0-5
Kefka, Court Mage
MOHD ISMAWI IBRAHIM, 		1 main #70
0-5

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks
1.3%
▼ 2.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 8.3% 2026-08-20: 2.2% 2026-08-27: 5.2% 2026-09-03: 5.3% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 2.9% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBR (unclassified) 2.5% 50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBR
zarox, 		1 main 5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.